consume相关的词根或词缀是: sumsumm sumsumpt

第三人称单数： consumes
过去式： consumed
过去分词： consumed
现在分词： consuming

These families typically consume much less than their income .

这些家庭的消费一般都要比其收入要低得多。

Relationships tend to consume a lot of your emotional energy .

你在亲密关系中消耗了大量情绪能量。

Such internal squabbles consume so much energy that bosnians miss opportunities without even realising it .

此类国内争端耗费了波斯尼亚人大量精力，以至于许多机遇还没来得及认识到就已经错失了。

Minimalism refuses to consume beyond our means .

简约生活拒绝超过我们承受能力的消费。

In short , urbanites consume less but produce more .

简言之，都市人消费更少却产出更多。