consumption
noun OPAL W
/kənˈsʌmpʃn/
/kənˈsʌmpʃn/
[uncountable](能量、食物或材料的)消耗,消耗量 - the production of fuel for domestic consumption (= to be used in the country where it is produced)
供国内消耗的燃料生产 - Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.
燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。 - The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
这种肉被宣布不适于人食用。 - He was advised to reduce his alcohol consumption.
他被劝告减少饮酒。 - consumption of something Doctors say that children need to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables.
医生们说儿童需要多吃水果和蔬菜。 - (figurative) Her speech to party members was not intended for public consumption (= to be heard by the public).
她对党员发表的讲话并不打算公诸大众。
Topics The environmentb2- Half of the small crop was kept for home consumption.
不多的粮食收成中,一半被留作国内消费。 - It is important that the recovery be export-led rather than led by domestic consumption.
经济复苏应由出口而不是国内消费带动,这一点很重要。 - Reducing our annual consumption of energy is an important first step.
减少我们的能量年消耗是重要的第一步。 - The documents were for the committee rather than for public consumption.
这些文件是供委员会而不是公众阅读的。 - The documents were not for public consumption.
这些文件不对公众公开。 - You need to reduce your alcohol consumption.
你要少饮酒。 - households that save for future consumption
为未来消费存钱的家庭 - the country with the highest fuel consumption in the world
世界上燃料消耗量最高的国家
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- high
- low
- …
- level
- boost
- encourage
- increase
- …
- go up
- grow
- increase
- …
- expenditure
- figures
- levels
- …
- for somebody’s consumption
- fit for human consumption
- unfit for human consumption
- the production of fuel for domestic consumption (= to be used in the country where it is produced)
消费 - Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。 - The industry faced a serious challenge in trying to stimulate consumption.
在刺激消费方面,这个行业面临着严峻的挑战。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- high
- low
- …
- level
- boost
- encourage
- increase
- …
- go up
- grow
- increase
- …
- expenditure
- figures
- levels
- …
- for somebody’s consumption
- fit for human consumption
- unfit for human consumption
- Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
- (old-fashioned) a serious disease of the lungs
synonym tuberculosis肺病;肺痨;肺结核
词源late Middle English: from Latin consumptio(n-), from the verb consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’.