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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- consumption
[kən's^mpʃən]
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1.
noun
[u]
[of food]
(act of consuming) 进食
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2.
noun
[of drink]
饮用
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3.
noun
[of fuel]
[ energy etc]
消耗
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4.
noun
[of food]
[ drink]
[ fuel]
[ energy]
[ etc]
(amount consumed) 消耗量
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5.
noun
(buying) 消费
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6.
noun
[o.f.]
(tuberculosis) 肺结核
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unfit for human consumption
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不适于人类使用
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- consumption
[kənˈsʌmpʃən]
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1.
n.[u]
进食
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He will restrict his consumption of red meat to just two helpings a week.
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他将把吃红色肉类的次数限制在每周两份。
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2.
n.[u]
肺结核，肺痨
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In 1843 Smith's elder brother died of consumption.
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1843年，史密斯的的哥哥死于痨病。
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3.
n.[u]
[Economics]
耗尽，消费
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Nuclear power contributes approximately three percent to our national consumption of fuels.
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核能贡献了全国大约百分之三的燃料消耗。
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The consumption of energy has increased steadily.
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能源的消费量在稳步增长。
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4.
n.[u]
消费，消耗
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A large fraction of foreign capital is used to increase consumption rather than investment.
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很大一部分外资被用来增加消费而不是投资。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- consumption
[kən's^mpʃən]
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1.
n
the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc
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2.
n
[Economics]
expenditure on goods and services for final personal use
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3.
n
the quantity consumed
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4.
n
[pathol]
a condition characterized by a wasting away of the tissues of the body, esp as seen in tuberculosis of the lungs
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5.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin consumptio a wasting, from consumere to consume
Examples
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I'm waiting for the gas company to come to meter my gas consumption.
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我在等煤气公司来查煤气表。
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Low consumption of iron can cause anemia, but I don't think that's the case here.
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铁摄入量不足容易造成贫血症，但我想这不是问题所在。
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unfit for human consumption
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不宜给人食用
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Indication of oil consumption has reached an alarming rate.
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油耗显示已接近警戒值。
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It is the tendency of capitalism to push production beyond the limits of consumption.
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生产供大于求是资本主义的趋势。
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Oil consumption has decreased by some 40 percent.
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石油的消耗已降了约40%。
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