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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:
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•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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