self-consuming
adjective (also selfconsuming) uk/ˌself.kənˈsjuː.mɪŋ/ us/ˌself.kənˈsuː.mɪŋ/
自耗的，内耗的
Something that is self-consuming uses itself completely or completely destroys itself, without any outside forces or actions.
This combination of revulsion and fascination drives the novel, giving it a self-consuming energy. 这种厌恶和迷恋的组合驱动着小说情节的发展，赋予它自我消耗的能量。
Life in this world where everything turns in on itself is shallow and self-consuming. 在这个万物自相矛盾的世界，生活既肤浅又充满了内耗。
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- When one's fate is in the hands of another who is thought of as maliciously or contemptuously unjust, self-consuming bitterness is the result.
- He described the cigarette as the self-consuming icon of useless delight.
- The painting suggests that humans can become literally self-consuming, like Saturn eating his own children.