consuming

英 [kənˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [kənˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj. 强烈的; 重要的; 令人着迷的
v. 消耗，耗费(燃料、能量、时间等); 吃; 喝; 饮; 使充满(强烈的感情)
consume的现在分词

现在分词：consuming　

Collins.2 / BNC.20967 / COCA.22452

牛津词典

adj.

强烈的；重要的；令人着迷的
so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy
1. Basketball is his consuming passion .
  篮球令他着迷。

adj

very intense
1. politics is his consuming passion
2. overwhelming joy
Synonym:overwhelming

But it's also the most difficult and time consuming to construct.
但是构造该模型也是最困难和最耗时的。
Consuming has caused the majority of our financial and environmental problems.
消费是我们主要金融和环境问题的起因。
It's a real revolution about people's consuming habits.
这是人们消费习惯上的一场真正的革命。
We help our customers produce more, more effectively by consuming less energy and fewer raw materials.
我们帮助客户以更少的能源和原材料消耗来实现更大量、更有效的生产。
Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties
这些体格健壮的运动员吃这么多会变成胖子的。
This is time consuming and expensive work, and is generally reserved for finer pieces.
这是费时和昂贵的工作，一般是细件保留。
Going to court can be an expensive, time consuming and gut wrenching experience that is best avoided.
打官司费钱耗时而且给人添堵，所以最好能避则避。
Consuming information is somewhat similar.
获取信息也有几分相似。
; it interacts with other organizations by providing and consuming services.
；它通过提供和消费服务来同其他组织进行交互。
This is a wake-up call to the oil consuming countries and to the oil producers.
这对石油消费国和产油国都是一记警钟。