consuming

adjective
🔊/kənˈsjuːmɪŋ/
🔊/kənˈsuːmɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a feeling, an interest, etc.感情、兴趣等) so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy强烈的;重要的;令人着迷的
    • Basketball is his consuming passion.篮球令他着迷。🔊🔊
    • They both had a consuming interest in cricket.他们俩都对板球着迷。
    see also all-consuming, time-consuming
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryConsuming is used with these nouns:
    • interest
    • passion
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