耗[hào]

动

1. consume; cost

♦ 这汽车~油。 This car uses a lot of petrol.

♦ ~了不少粮食 have consumed much grain

♦ 锅里的水快~干了。 The pot is boiling dry.

2. waste time; dawdle

♦ 别~着了, 快走吧。 Stop dawdling and get going.

名bad news

♦ 噩耗