Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.

The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.

该地区的消费者经济窘迫，在奢侈品上的开销比以前少了。

Michael consumes nearly a pound of cheese per day.

迈克天天吃掉将近一磅奶酪.

The typical adult consumes around 2,000 calories a day.

成年人每天约消耗2000卡的热量.

This architecture consumes a lot of manpower, and material resources.

这个建筑,耗用了不少人力物力.

The reactor can potentially produce more fuel than it consumes.

这座原子炉可生产超出它消耗的燃料.

Current global illumination consumes 8.9 % of energy and 19 percent of electricity.

目前全球的照明消耗了8.9%的能源及19%的电力.

Although visualization often consumes more space, its capability to clearly communicate is well worth the pixels.

虽然可视化往往会占用更多的空间, 但占用的这些像素换来了清晰的表达,这是值得的.

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己.

It must be broken down to urea, which consumes energy.

它必须被分解成为尿素, 这时也要消耗能量.

A polluter then would pay for all the resources which he consumes.

这样,污染者就要为他所消费的资源付款.

A one-time decision of this kind consumes few judicial resources.

这种依靠以在裁定的方法花费极少的司法经费.

In most machines friction consumes effort, with the result that less work is got out than is put in.

在大多数机器中,摩擦要消耗功, 以致造成输出的功要小于输入的功.

An electric heater consumes too much electricity.

电热器用电太费.

The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.

电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。

It's just very time consuming to get such a large quantity of data.

获取如此大量的数据非常费时。

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。

He has developed a consuming passion for chess.

他对下棋产生了极为浓厚的兴趣。

Basketball is his consuming passion .

篮球令他着迷。

While sitting in a coffee shop, we overheard a woman tearfully tell her husband that she was sorry that her work had been so consuming.

有一次我们坐在一个咖啡厅里, 无意中听到一名妇女正流着泪对她的丈夫说,她的工作总是那么地耗精费神,这使她很歉疚.

He was consuming his final libation.

他正在喝着他的最后一杯酒.