Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1428
Fully loadedconsumer
消费者
核心释义
A person who buys or uses goods and services.
- 1.
One who, or that which, consumes.
- 2.
使用商品或服务的人
a person who uses goods or services
- 3.
Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.
- 4.
The consumer base of a product, service or business.
- 5.
以其他生物为食获取能量的异养生物。
An organism (heterotroph) that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.
消费群体；消耗者；使用商品或服务的人；以其他生物为食获取能量的异养生物。；消费者；[经] 消费者
用法In use
Many consumers compare prices online before making a purchase.
用法提示：consumer作为名词，指购买商品或服务的人。
The company conducted a survey to understand consumer preferences.
用法提示：consumer作定语修饰preferences，表示消费者的偏好。
Consumer protection laws ensure that buyers are treated fairly.
用法提示：consumer作名词，在复合名词consumer protection laws中指消费者。
consumer + noun
常用搭配，表示与消费者相关的名词。
Consumer rights are protected by law.
消费者权利受到法律保护。
adjective + consumer
形容词修饰消费者类型。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- consumer spending
- 消费者支出
- Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of the U.S. economy.消费者支出约占美国经济的70%。
- consumer goods
- 消费品
- The company manufactures a wide range of consumer goods.这家公司生产各种各样的消费品。
- consumer behavior
- 消费者行为
- Marketing research helps us understand consumer behavior.市场调研帮助我们了解消费者行为。
- consumer protection
- 消费者保护
- The government has strict laws for consumer protection.政府有严格的消费者保护法律。
- consumer confidence
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想起'消费'，'消费者'就是使用商品或服务的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
注册: 中性; 语境: 经济/市场, 日常生活; 注意: 通常用于指代购买商品或服务的个人，比较常见于商业和法律语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示'...的消费者'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like rumor, tumor, and humor share the final /uːmər/ sound with consumer (though stress differs). Words like assume, volume, and fume share the spelling 'ume' but are pronounced /uːm/ without the final /ər/, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.