| 词汇 | all-consuming |
| 释义 | all-consuming adjective uk /ˌɔːl.kənˈsjuː.mɪŋ/ us /ˌɑːl.kənˈsuː.mɪŋ/ taking almost all of your attention and time: 耗尽时间（或精力）的；全身心投入的 Money is an all-consuming passion with them.他们对金钱的追求达到极致。 Her work became all-consuming.工作成为她生活的全部。 Strong feelings afire agonized anguish anguished ardent ardently fit to burstidiom flamingly fulminating grip heart-stopping penetratingly pungently quiveringly rabidly reinforced tempestuous tingle torrid virulent Examples of all-consumingall-consuming The research process, in fact, becomes so all-consuming that one loses track of the original justification for the project. She defined this as an all-consuming, tragic mistress-lover relationship which drains the energy of both partners and suppresses the ego of the woman. It was also noted, however, that these prosodies are not all-consuming, and often only represent strong tendencies for lexical relations, rather than a firmly fixed relationship. The demands could become all-consuming. Communities of darkness - all-consuming attachments, of the sort which has so powerfully seized the recent world, to one's race or nation or religion - cannot pass their muster. It is an all-consuming illness. That all-consuming passion has warped her judgment and whetted her fancy as surely as if she had become a drug addict. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, therefore, wrong to overdo the anxiety of which we talk about the "all-consuming sickness" of society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has become the overwhelming and all-consuming function. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is no longer a controversial idea raised only by those with a powerful even all-consuming ideological commitment to market forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problems are all-consuming and have come about because of long-term problems associated with old industrial areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Safety should be a hugely important factor, but far from all-consuming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So, without repertory, how can young theatre professionals gain experience before being thrown into the all-consuming maw of television? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It certainly is not a gripping and all-consuming read that is mesmerising and enthralling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are besotted, but in our hearts we know that it cannot continue because, quite literally, it is proving to be all-consuming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of all-consuming These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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