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M6U4 consume /k?nsum/ ( consumes, consuming, consumed ) 1. V-T If you consume something, you eat or drink it. 吃; 喝[FORMAL] 例：Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day. 玛莎那时每天吃将近一磅奶酪。 2. V-TTo consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. 消耗 例：Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models. 一些能效最高的冰箱比传统型号少消耗70%的电。 consuming /k?nsum?/ 1. ADJ A consuming passion or interest is more important to you than anything else. 强烈的 例：He has developed a consuming passion for chess. 他对国际象棋已经产生了浓厚的兴趣。 renewable /rnu?b?l/ 1. ADJ Renewable resources are natural ones such as wind, water, and sunlight which are always available. (资源) 可再生的 例：...renewable energy sources. …可再生能源。 2. ADJIf a contract or agreement is renewable, it can be extended when it reaches the end of a fixed period of time. (合同、协议) 可延长有效期的 例：A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually. 签署的一份正式合同每年可续签一次。 greenhouse /grinhas/ ( greenhouses ) 1. N-COUNT A greenhouse is a glass building in which you grow plants that need to be protected from bad weather. 温室 2. ADJGreenhouse means relating to or causing the greenhouse effect. 温室的; 造成温室效应的 [ADJ n] 例：...controls on greenhouse emissions. …对温室气体排放量的控制。 Fahrenheit /f?r?nhat/ ADJ Fahrenheit is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °F. 华氏的 例：By mid-morning, the temperature was already above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 到上午10点左右，气温已超过华氏100度了。 N-UNCOUNT Fahrenheit is also a noun. 华氏温标 例：He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit. 有人问他华氏温标下水的沸点。 come aboutPHRASAL VERB When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened. 产生; 发生 例：The peace agreement came about through intense pressure by the international community. 该和平协议是在国际社会的强大压力下产生的。 例：That came about when we went to New York last year. 那件事发生在去年我们去纽约时。 Sophie [s?ufi]n. 索菲（女子名）例：Sophie: My children would