consumption
- n.消费;(能量、食物或材料的)消耗，消耗量;肺病;肺结核;肺痨
复数： consumptions
con- 共同,一起 + sumpt 用,拿 + -ion 行为,状态
consumptionnoun
（能量、食物或材料的）消耗，消耗量
the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used
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。
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。
消费
the act of buying and using products
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。
肺病；肺痨；肺结核
a serious infectious disease of the lungs
consumption
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N-UNCOUNT (燃料、自然资源的)消耗量，消费量
The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the US.
这些法律已经使美国燃料消费量有所减少。
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N-UNCOUNT 吃;喝;饮用
The consumption of food or drink is the act of eating or drinking something, or the amount that is eaten or drunk.Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption...
这些酒中大部分都不适于人类饮用。
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N-UNCOUNT 消费
Consumption is the act of buying and using things.Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it.
对我们增加消费产生的垃圾进行回收要好过将其焚烧。
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PHRASE 供(某人或某个群体)使用，享用
If you do or say something for a particular person's or group's consumption, you do or say it especially for them, although your private thoughts or plans may be very different.The hard-line speech appears to be mostly for domestic consumption...
强硬路线的讲话似乎主要是说给国内人听的。
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N-UNCOUNT 同 tuberculosis
Consumption is the same as tuberculosis . -
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See also:conspicuous consumption
noun
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- the act of consuming something
- Synonym: using up expenditure
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- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- Synonym: ingestion intake uptake
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- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- the consumption of energy has increased steadily
- Synonym: economic consumption usance use use of goods and services
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- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
- Synonym: pulmonary tuberculosis phthisis wasting disease white plague
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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。
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They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption .
他们制订并实施了一项降低燃料消耗的计划。
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The food was not fit for human consumption .
这食物不适合人吃。
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Her speech to party members was not intended for public consumption .
她对党员发表的讲话并不打算公诸大众。
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The food on offer was unfit for human consumption .
那些特价食品不适宜让人食用。
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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。
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He was advised to reduce his alcohol consumption .
他被劝告减少饮酒。
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In the developing world cigarette consumption is increasing .
在发展中国家，香烟的消费量正在上升。
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Energy consumption , congestion and pollution have increased .
能源消耗、交通堵塞以及污染状况愈加严重。
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There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat
肉类消费量略有增长。
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Computers account for 5 % of the country 's commercial electricity consumption .
计算机占去该国商业用电的5%。
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Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent
消费下降了25个百分点。
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The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the US .
这些法律已经使美国燃料消费量有所减少。
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Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it .
对我们增加消费产生的垃圾进行回收要好过将其焚烧。
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The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind
在消费结构重组方面，英国也落后于人。
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The per capita consumption of alcohol has dropped over the past two years .
在过去两年里，人均酒品消费量降低了。
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The seeds were not meant for human consumption
这些种子并不是给人吃的。
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The report was obviously designed for the consumption of members of the War Committee .
该报告显然是为战争委员会的委员们撰写的。
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The average daily consumption of fruit and vegetables is around 200 grams
每日平均果蔬摄入量约为200克。
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Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption
这些酒中大部分都不适于人类饮用。
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The hard-line speech appears to be mostly for domestic consumption
强硬路线的讲话似乎主要是说给国内人听的。
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Excessive alcohol consumption is clearly bad .
过度饮酒显然是有害的。
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The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to slow down its energy consumption .
全球变暖的威胁将最终迫使美国减缓能源消耗。
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German domestic consumption buoyed the German economy .
德国的国内消费刺激了德国经济。
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The production and consumption of goods and services is the ultimate aim of all economic endeavour .
生产并消费商品和服务是一切经济活动的终极目标。
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It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it .
那是一个炫耀性消费的年代——有钱人都喜欢炫富。
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Fuel consumption is 38 mpg around town , 55 mpg on the open road .
耗油量在城里是38英里/加仑，在宽阔的路面是55英里/加仑。
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Energy consumption rises as countries industrialise
随着各国实现工业化，能源消费增加了。
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The food is not fit for consumption .
该食品不宜食用。
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Gasoline , of course , must be saved in consumption .
汽油吗，还是省着用吧。
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