The manufacturing process consumes large quantities of electricity, which is why plants of this kind are usually built near hydroelectric dams.
该制造工艺耗电巨大，因此这类工厂通常建在水电站附近。
Although caffeine is best known for its stimulant effects, researchers have found that it also enhances the consolidation of long-term memories when consumed shortly after a learning task, suggesting its cognitive benefits extend beyond simple alertness.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
A nutritionist argues that reducing sugary drink availability in schools leads students to consume more, not fewer, calories overall, because students compensate by bringing high-calorie snacks from home.
From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas
Nutrition researcher Elena Papadakis found that participants who ate meals slowly, taking at least 20 minutes per meal, consumed fewer total calories than those who ate the same meals quickly.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “consume”?
D — To use up or eat. “consume” means to use up or eat.
Which word means “to use up or eat”?
C — consume. “consume” means to use up or eat.
consume — to use up or eat. In Chinese: 消耗，吃喝.
consume is pronounced /kənˈsjuːm/.
The manufacturing process consumes large quantities of electricity, which is why plants of this kind are usually built near hydroelectric dams. (该制造工艺耗电巨大，因此这类工厂通常建在水电站附近。)
expend, deplete, use up — all close in meaning to consume (to use up or eat).
produce, replenish — each the opposite of consume (to use up or eat).
Yes. consume is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.