[ xiāo ] 动词 1.(消失) disappear; vanish 短语和例子 红肿已消。 the swelling has gone down. 他的气消了。 he has cooled down. 云消雾散。the clouds dispersed and the fog lifted. 在真相面前谣言不得不消声匿迹。 the rumour had to disappear before facts.2.(使消失; 消除) eliminate; dispel; remove 短语和例子 消去一个未知数 eliminate an unknown quantity; 消痰 reduce phlegm; 消烟除尘 eliminate smoke and dust3.(度过; 消遣) pass the time in a leisurely way; while away (the time) 短语和例子 消夏 pass the summer in a leisurely way4.[方言] (需要, 前面常有“不、只、何”等) need; take 短语和例子 不消说 needless to say; it goes without saying; 来回只消一个星期。it takes only a week to get there and back