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consumption

noun
 OPAL W
/kənˈsʌmpʃn/
/kənˈsʌmpʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1.  
    the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used（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。
    see also consume
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Topics The environmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • high
    • low
    • …
    … of consumption
    • level
    verb + consumption
    • boost
    • encourage
    • increase
    • …
    consumption + verb
    • go up
    • grow
    • increase
    • …
    consumption + noun
    • expenditure
    • figures
    • levels
    • …
    preposition
    • for somebody’s consumption
    phrases
    • fit for human consumption
    • unfit for human consumption
    See full entry
  2.  
    the act of buying and using products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。
    see also conspicuous consumption, consume
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • high
    • low
    • …
    … of consumption
    • level
    verb + consumption
    • boost
    • encourage
    • increase
    • …
    consumption + verb
    • go up
    • grow
    • increase
    • …
    consumption + noun
    • expenditure
    • figures
    • levels
    • …
    preposition
    • for somebody’s consumption
    phrases
    • fit for human consumption
    • unfit for human consumption
    See full entry
  3. (old-fashioned) a serious disease of the lungs 肺病；肺痨；肺结核synonym tuberculosis
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin consumptio(n-), from the verb consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’.
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consumptionconsumptionD.J.:[kənˈsʌmpʃən]K.K.:[kənˈsʌmpʃən]n.1.■消费, 消耗; 消费[耗]量The food was declared unfit for human consumption.这种食品被宣布不适于人吃。Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。2.■肺病; 结核病She died of consumption.她死于肺结核。
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consumption
con·sump·tion / kEn5sQmpFEn ; kEn5sQmpFEn /noun U
1. AMOUNT USED 消耗的量, the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used〔能源、油、电等的〕消耗量;
⇒consume:
energy / fuel etc consumption
•dramatic rises in fuel consumption燃料消耗的急剧增长
•Vigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.剧烈运动增加氧的消耗。
2. FOOD / DRINK 食物/饮料
a. formalthe act of eating or drinking吃; 喝;
⇒consume:
[+ of ]
•The consumption of alcohol on the premises is forbidden.场内禁止饮酒。
fit / unfit for human consumption ( = safe or not safe to eat )适宜/不适宜供人食用
•The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适合供人食用。
b. the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc〔食物、饮料、烟草等的〕消耗量，消费量:
alcohol / tobacco / caffeine etc consumption
•The Government wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40%.政府想把烟草的消耗量减少 40%。
3. BUYING 购买, the act of buying and using products购买，消费;
⇒consume, consumer:
•art intended for mass consumption (=to be bought, seen etc by lots of people)供大众消费的艺术品
•China's austerity program has cut domestic consumption (=when products are bought in the country where they were produced) .中国的经济紧缩计划缩减了国内消费。
conspicuous consumption ( = when people buy expensive products to prove they are rich )炫耀性消费
4. for general / public / private etc consumption intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people供一般人/公众/少数人等了解:
•figures that are not for public consumption不让公众知道的数据
5. old-fashionedTUBERCULOSIS肺结核
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consumption
consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃən/ noun
consumption
/kənˈsʌmpʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of CONSUMPTION
[noncount]
1 
: the act of eating or drinking something吃；喝
2 
: the use of something (such as fuel)（燃料等的）消耗，耗费
3 
: use by a particular group of people（为特定人群）使用
4 
: the act of buying things消费
— see also conspicuous consumption
5 
old-fashioned : tuberculosis
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