粵

消siu1耗hou3

siu1 hou3xiao1hao4xiāo hào

English

  1. to consume; to use up
  2. (verb) 1. Burning (calories etc.); 2. Spend (time etc.)
  3. to deplete; to expend
  4. (old) news; mail; message
  5. to consume; to use up; to deplete

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為使用或者受損而逐漸減少

Examples

  • 東歐嘅酒精消耗量高過西歐。

    Alcohol consumption is higher in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 時間係你生命嘅貨幣。 你自己用佢。 唔好因為佢啱你而畀其他人消耗佢。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 瑞士人消耗不少啤酒。

    The Swiss consume a large amount of beer.

    Tatoeba · tsayng CC BY

  • 農業需要消耗大量的水。

    Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 我们消耗了所有的自然资源。

    We have consumed all the natural resources.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 東歐的酒精消耗量比西歐高。

    Alcohol consumption is higher in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 消耗精力

    to consume one's energy

  • 消耗熱量

    to burn calories

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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