英语词汇“consumption”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(act of consuming)	吞食 tūn shí
		消费 xiāo fèi
		使用 shǐ yòng
	The lion's consumption of its prey was quick.
	狮子吞食猎物的速度很快。
consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(usage rate)	消耗量 xiāo hào liàng
		消费量 xiāo fèi liàng
	Consumption of disposable goods has increased lately.
	最近一次性商品的消耗量有所增长。
consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	dated (tuberculosis)	结核病 jié hé bìng
		痨病
	The actress was never very healthy, and consumption took her in the end.
	那位女演员身体一直不太好，最后死于痨病。

复合形式：
英语		中文
alcohol consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(alcohol: amount consumed)	饮酒量 yǐn jiǔ liàng
	A woman should strictly limit her alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
alcohol consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(act: drinking alcohol)	饮酒 yǐn jiǔ
	The evidence is mounting that moderate alcohol consumption may be good for one's health.
conspicuous consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(show of wealth)	挥霍 huī huò
		摆阔 bǎi kuò
		炫耀性消费 xuàn yào xìng xiāo fèi
	During a recession even the wealthiest tend to avoid conspicuous consumption.
energy consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(amount of energy used)	能量消耗 néng liàng xiāo hào
	The US is responsible for one quarter of the world's energy consumption.
for public consumption adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(intended for the general public)	供大众消费 gōng dà zhòng xiāo fèi
	The report was not intended for public consumption.
mass consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(consumerism)	大众消费
power consumption nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(energy use)	能耗 néng hào
		功耗 gōng hào
		耗电量 hào diàn liàng
	Power consumption in big cities is generally much higher that in smaller towns. These days, I try to control my power consumption by switching off lights I'm not using.
unfit for human consumption adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(not safe to eat)	不宜食用的 bù yí shí yòng de
		不适合人吃的 bú shì hé rén chī de
	The 60-year-old chocolate was unfit for human consumption.

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

consumption [k&n's^mp$&n] n [u]

1 (=act of consuming)
[of food] 进(進)食 jìnshí
[of drink] 饮(飲)用 yǐnyòng
[of fuel, energy etc] 消耗 xiāohào

2 (=amount consumed)
[of food, drink, fuel, energy, etc] 消耗量 xiāohàoliàng

3 (=buying) 消费(費) xiāofèi

4 (o.f.: tuberculosis) 肺结(結)核 fèijiéhé

unfit for human consumption
不适(適)于(於)人类(類)使用 bù shì yú rénlèi shǐyòng

在这些条目还发现'consumption'：

在英文解释里：

binge drinking - car mileage - commercial - consumptive - cut down - drinking - fare - ingestion - limit yourself - problem drinking

中文：

个人消费 - 消耗 - 消费 - 消费品 - 消费资料