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。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb2Half 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
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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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- high
- low
- …
- level
- boost
- encourage
- increase
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- go up
- grow
- increase
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- expenditure
- figures
- levels
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- for somebody’s consumption
- fit for human consumption
- unfit for human consumption
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a serious disease of the lungs 肺病；肺痨；肺结核
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin consumptio(n-), from the verb consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’.