consumer

美 [kənˈsuːmər]英 [kənˈsjuːmə(r)]
  • n.消费者;用户;顾客

复数: consumers

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noun

消费者;顾客;用户
a person who buys goods or uses services

consumer demand/choice/rights

消费者的需求 / 选择 / 权利

Health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy.

注重身体健康的消费者想得到更多有关他们所购买的食物的信息。

a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important)

消费社会

Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession.

减税将增强消费者在经济衰退后的信心。

compare producer (1)

consumer

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    N-COUNT 消费者;顾客;客户
    A consumer is a person who buys things or uses services.

    ...claims that tobacco companies failed to warn consumers about the dangers of smoking.

    声称烟草公司未能警示消费者吸烟的危害

noun

1
a person who uses goods or services

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  1. A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence .

    失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。

  2. The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups .

    这项计划引起了各消费者组织的指责。

  3. We are living in a consumer culture .

    我们生活在一种消费文化之中。

  4. Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases .

    消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。

  5. Health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy .

    注重身体健康的消费者想得到更多有关他们所购买的食物的信息。

  6. Stronger legal safeguards are needed to protect the consumer .

    需要有更有力的法律措施来保护消费者。

  7. Consumers are often jerked around by big companies .

    顾客经常受大公司的捉弄。

  8. Consumers are very nervous about the future .

    消费者对未来非常忧虑。

  9. The interests of farmers need to be squared with those of consumers .

    农场主的利益需要同消费者的利益相一致。

  10. Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession .

    减税将增强消费者在经济衰退后的信心。

  11. Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand .

    公司必须对顾客的需求作出积极反应。

  12. The increase is likely to hit the pocketbooks of consumers .

    提价可能会砸到消费者的钱袋子。

  13. Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels .

    滥用信用卡使消费债务逐渐增加到了难以接受的地步。

  14. One in four consumers now say water prices are very unreasonable .

    1/4的消费者认为现在的水费很不合理。

  15. This presents a problem for many financial consumers

    这给很多金融消费者带来了一个问题。

  16. The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits .

    消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。

  17. Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery .

    消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。

  18. New consumer credit fell to $ 3.7 billion in August .

    8月份新增消费信贷降至37亿美元。

  19. Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind

    消费者团体仍期望总统会回心转意。

  20. Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer

    顾客消费是夏季经济增长的强大推动力。

  21. The choice of consumer goods available in local shops is small .

    当地商店可供选择的消费品很少。

  22. More than ever before , the food industry is paying attention to young consumers

    食品工业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻消费者。

  23. Very few people have the money to take advantage of this consumer paradise .

    没多少人有钱享受这个购物天堂。

  24. There is no clear and unbiased information available for consumers

    消费者没有清晰明确、不偏不倚的信息可以参考。

  25. Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies

    这样的法规可以保护消费者免受有害或者危险药品的威胁。

  26. Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates

    高利率令消费者不堪重负。

  27. The consumer is getting screwed by cover charges as well .

    这名消费者也被诈取了服务费。

  28. Consumers in Europe are slow to pick up trends in the use of information technology .

    欧洲消费者在辨别信息技术应用的潮流上表现迟缓。

  29. Japan 's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars

    日本经济的不景气使得消费者在购买车辆上减少了开支。

  30. Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products .

    石油产品的国内消费者希望其来源能够获得保障。

client consumer customer user 【导航词义:顾客】
client v. 客户,委托人
〔辨析〕

指接受专业人士、公司、组织等提供的服务或建议的人。

〔例证〕

The client was too poor to pay his lawyer.

委托人太穷了,付不起律师的诉讼费用。

It will enable us to serve our clients even better in the future.

这将使我们以后能更好地服务客户。

The company required the clients to pay a large sum in advance.

公司要求客户提前支付一大笔费用。

consumer v. 消费者,用户
〔辨析〕

指花钱购买商品和服务的人。

〔例证〕

Consumers need the best products and the best services.

客户需要最好的产品和服务。

Nowadays, many consumers prefer to shop on the Internet.

如今,许多消费者更愿意在网上购物。

The price increases were passed on by the company to the consumers.

公司把上涨的价格都转嫁到了消费者身上。

customer v. 顾客,主顾
〔辨析〕

普通用词,含义较笼统,多指从某一商场或公司购买东西的人或机构。

〔例证〕

Several customers came in and bought the same jackets.

几名顾客走进来买了同样的夹克衫。

The new shop across the street has taken away some of my customers.

街对面新开张的商店挖走了我的一些顾客。

She was a regular customer at the fish market.

她是鱼市上的老主顾。

That school is one of our biggest customers.

那所学校是我们最大的客户之一。

user v. 用户
〔辨析〕

指商品、服务等的使用者,通常为人、企业等。

〔例证〕

The new users are satisfied with our products.

这些新用户对我们的产品很满意。

The factory is a big user of electricity in this area.

这家工厂是该地区的一个用电大户。