consumed

We consumed much time and energy in writing this book.

我们写这本书消耗了很多时间和精力。

Parents completed questionnaires about the food and drink consumed by their children at the ages of three, four, seven and eight.

在调查中家长被要求填写有关他们孩子在三、四、七和八岁期间的食物和饮料消费问卷。

Scientists are tantalized by plants and trees because they store far more energy than is consumed by cars, trucks, trains and planes, and they do it by taking carbon out of the atmosphere.

科学家对植物和树木储存的能量非常感兴趣，首先是因为它们的总量比汽车、卡车、火车和飞机消耗的还多，其次是因为能源来自空气中的碳。