consumption

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◎ 单词释义

n.消费;消耗;肺痨

第三人称复数:consumptions

/">成人英语MBA联考单词大全n.(名词)

    [U]消费,消耗; 消费〔耗〕量 the act of consuming or an amount consumed

    [U]肺病,结核病 tuberculosis of the lungs

    noun

    1. the act of consuming something

    Synonym: using upexpenditure

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

    Synonym: ingestionintakeuptake

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

    e.g. the consumption of energy has increased steadily

    Synonym: economic consumptionusanceuseuse of goods and services

    4. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

    Synonym: pulmonary tuberculosisphthisiswasting diseasewhite plague

    1. (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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. ...a tax on the consumption of non-renewable energy resources.
    非再生能源消费税

    2. 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.

    consumption的解释

    e.g. Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption...
    这些酒中大部分都不适于人类饮用。
    e.g. 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。

    3. 消费
    Consumption is the act of buying and using things.

    consumption在线翻译

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

    4. 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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

    5. 同 tuberculosis
    Consumption is the same as tuberculosis .

    6. see also: conspicuous consumption

    1. consumption在线翻译

    1. 消费 消费:1.消费 消费(Consumption)是指人们为了满足生产或生活需要而对物质产品和服务进行消耗的过程. 根据消费的性质,可将其分为生产性消费和生活性消费两种. 生产性消费是指在生产过程中对生产资料和劳动力的使用与消耗.

    2. 消耗量:质量 quality. | 消耗量 consumption. | 原材料 feedstock.

    以上就是本站详细整理的词语consumption是什么意思的翻译解释,供大家参考一下。

consumption的用法及例句:

In the developing world cigarette consumption is increasing.(在发展中国家香烟消费正在增长。)

Keeping a record of everything we spend can help us better manage our consumption.(记录所有的花销能帮我们更好地管理我们的消费。)

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。)

Ethiopia has almost the lowest oil consumption per capita in the world.(埃塞俄比亚有几乎是世界上最低的人均石油消费。)

Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory.(消费模式和再生产模式是矛盾的。)

Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption.(文化规则决定了食品消费的各个方面。)

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。)

By the mid-18th century, fireworks were being sold for private consumption.(到了18世纪中期,烟花已经可以供个人消费了。)

Energy consumption rises as countries industrialize.(能源消耗随着各国工业化而增加。)

Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperatures there seem to be falling.(尽管北半球的燃料消耗更大,但那里的气温似乎正在下降。)

用作名词(n.)

The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
这种肉被宣布不适于人吃。Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.
油的消耗量在最近几年下降了。She died of consumption.
她死于肺结核。

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+~

great consumption消费量大popular consumption大众消费

~+介词

consumption of oil油的消耗量

To borrow a book for Dorothy's immediate consumption.