consumption

[kən'sʌmpʃən]

n.消费, 消耗, 肺痨
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n.[U]

1. 消耗; 用尽

This food is for our consumption on the trip.

这些食物供我们旅途中吃。

2. 消耗量; 消费量[S1]

There's too great a consumption of alcohol in Britain.

在英国酒的消耗量太大了。

3. 消费

products for domestic consumption

供国内消费的产品

4. 憔悴; 肺痨; 痨病

词义辨析

同义:

n.消费(量), 消耗

use  expenditure  reduction  depletion  waste  wear and tear  utilization  loss  devouring  exhaustion  exploitation

n.结核病, 痨病

tuberculosis  TB  white plague  pulmonary phthisis  black lung  tabes  

同义参见:

expense  

反义:

n.消费; 消耗

production  

英英释义

名词 consumption:

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

同义词：ingestion, intake, uptake

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

同义词：pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

同义词：economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services

the act of consuming something

同义词：using up, expenditure

补充

consumptionconsumption英:[kənˈsʌmpʃən] 美:[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。

例句

1. The average daily consumption of fruit and vegetables is around 200 grams.水果和蔬菜的平均日摄入量在200克左右。 2. Excessive alcohol consumption is clearly bad.过度饮酒显然有害。 3. She regarded the consumption of animal flesh as unhealthy.她认为吃动物的肉不健康。 4. Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.这些酒中的大多数不适合人类饮用。 5. Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it.对我们增加消耗产生的垃圾进行回收要好过将其焚烧。 6. a tax on the consumption of nonrenewable energy resources非再生能源消费税 7. Oil used to make up 10% of our total energy consumption.石油曾经占我们能源总消耗量的10%。 8. The production and consumption of goods and services is the ultimate aim of all economic endeavour.商品和服务的生产与消费是所有经济活动的终极目标。 9. The hard-line speech appears to be mostly for domestic consumption.强硬派的讲话大部分像是讲给国内人听的。 10. briefings, which are not for public consumption不是面向公众的简报 11. an address intended for the consumption of all of Europe意欲面向全体欧洲人的演讲 12. industrialized countries should reduce their energy consumption.工业化国家应该减少能源消耗。 13. liquor is sold for consumption off the premises.酒类是外卖的。 14. a daily consumption of 15 cigarettes.每天抽掉15支烟。 15. his confidential speech was not meant for public consumption.他作的秘密讲话不打算向公众报道。 16. a car with low fuel consumption耗油量低的汽车 17. The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (= for people to eat).这种肉被宣布为不适宜人类食用。 18. alcohol/milk/chocolate consumption = the consumption of alcohol/milk/chocolate饮酒；喝牛奶；吃巧克力 19. Farms in the area grow food mostly for local consumption. [=they sell most of the food they grow to people who live nearby]这一地区农场种植的粮食主要供当地居民食用。 20. This food is not fit for human consumption. [=not fit to be eaten by people]这种食物不适合人食用。 21. The doctor recommended that she reduce her consumption of sugar. [=that she eat less sugar]医生建议她少吃糖。 22. electricity/gas consumption = the consumption of electricity/gas电/燃气的消耗 23. The jet's high fuel consumption makes it expensive to operate.这种喷气式飞机的高油耗导致其运营成本很高。 24. The governor said that the report was not for public consumption. [=it was not meant to be seen by the general public; it was intended only for a few people]州长表示不打算将这份报告公之于众。 25. Rates of consumption typically rise as income increases.消费率通常随着收入的增加而上升。 26. He died of consumption.他死于肺结核。