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The character 耗 is a phono-semantic compound, formed by the semantic radical 耒 (plow) on the left and the phonetic component 毛 on the right. The plow radical anchors its original meaning in agriculture, where it described the inevitable consumption or loss of grain during farming and milling. This sense later generalized to mean the consuming, wasting, or depleting of any resource, time, or energy. In modern contexts, it commonly refers to power consumption, material waste, or the draining of vitality, showing a shift from tangible agricultural loss to broader abstract and physical depletion.
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这个游戏很耗时间。
长时间开车非常消耗精力。
这台旧空调太耗电了。
我们不能白白耗费这么多资源。
项目的巨大耗资超出了预算。
研发过程耗去了他们数年心血。
这种低效的工作方式耗损团队士气。
长期的精神内耗会严重影响心理健康。