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con·sump·tion AW BrE /kənˈsʌmpʃn/NAmE /kənˈsʌmpʃn/ noun [U] 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。◆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。 ➡ see also consume 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。 ➡ see also conspicuous consumption, consume (old-fashioned) a serious infectious disease of the lungs 肺病；肺痨；肺结核 SYN tuberculosis |