consumption
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ us/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
(USE)
C1 消费量;消耗量
the amount used or eaten
As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying. 我们整个国家对垃圾食品的消费量十分惊人。
We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road. 我们需要通过减少路上行驶的车辆以降低燃料消耗。
食用;消费;消耗
the act of using, eating, or drinking something
The meat was clearly unfit for human consumption (= not safe for people to eat). 这肉显然不适合给人食用。
These products are not for national consumption, but for export. 这些产品只供出口不供国内消费。
（信息、娱乐等供某类人的）专用
the situation in which information, entertainment, etc. is intended for a particular group of people
This memo is for internal consumption only. 这份备忘录仅供内部使用。
The movie was not intended for public consumption. 这部电影不打算公映。
- More examples
- The commonest cause of cirrhosis is alcohol consumption.
- In this period, there were 974 outbreaks of communicable disease attributed to the consumption of raw milk.
- The new exhaust system, it is claimed, will lower fuel consumption.
- She said that industrialized countries should reduce their gluttonous consumption of oil.
- The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption .
(DISEASE)
（旧时指）结核病
old-fashioned for tuberculosis (= a serious disease of the lungs)