consumption of sth
The consumption of processed foods has increased.
加工食品的消费量增加了。
消耗；摄取
消耗量；消费量；消费；痨病；消耗性疾病；烧毁；毁灭；消费,消耗(指食用、饮用或使用)
The act of eating, drinking, or using something.
消费,消耗(指食用、饮用或使用)
The act of eating, drinking or using.
经口摄食的过程(如进食)
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
消耗量
The amount consumed.
累及肺部并导致身体进行性耗损
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
消耗,毁灭
The act of consuming or destroying.
(经济学)利用经济商品满足需求或用于制造
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
疾病导致的消瘦
The wasting away of the human body through disease.
The doctor advised reducing the consumption of sugary drinks.
医生建议减少含糖饮料的摄入。
用法提示：consumption 作为名词，表示'摄入'，后接 of 短语说明摄入对象。
AI contextual example
High electricity consumption during summer leads to higher bills.
夏季高电量消耗导致更高的账单。
用法提示：consumption 作为名词，表示'消耗'，与 electricity 组成复合名词。
AI contextual example
The consumption of fast food has increased dramatically in recent years.
近年来快餐消费急剧增长。
用法提示：consumption 作为名词，表示'消费'，后接 of 短语说明消费内容。
AI contextual example
The consumption of processed foods has increased.
加工食品的消费量增加了。
This water is not fit for human consumption.
这种水不适合人类饮用。
Domestic consumption accounts for 60% of GDP.
国内消费占GDP的60%。
常用于正式或宏观语境（如政府、企业支出），比 consumption 更具体于金钱的花费，不用于资源或食物的消耗
日常用语，强调花钱的行为，语气较口语化，可替换 consumption 的经济学含义，但不能用于物理消耗
强调有效使用资源，隐含积极目的，与 consumption 的被动消耗不同，通常不直接替换
通用词，语义宽泛，可指任何使用行为，替换 consumption 时需上下文支持，且缺少“消耗”的伴随含义
grammar · medium
易错句子I consumption a lot of water.
正确表达I consume a lot of water.
consumption 是名词，不能直接用作谓语动词。应改用动词 consume。
grammar · medium
易错句子The consumption of the product is happy.
正确表达The consumer of the product is happy.
consumption 指消费行为或消耗量，consumer 指消费者。此处描述人的情感，应用 consumer。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to reduce consumption on energy.
正确表达We need to reduce consumption of energy.
表达消耗某物时，consumption 后应接介词 of，而不是 on。
consume是动词，表示消耗或消费的动作；而consumption是名词，表示消耗量或消费行为。使用时注意词性不同。
consumer指进行消费的人或组织；而consumption指消费的行为或数量。两者在经济学语境中常混淆，但一个是主体，一个是活动或量。
能源消耗
Reducing energy consumption is crucial for environmental protection.
减少能源消耗对环境保护至关重要。
消费税
The government raised the consumption tax on luxury goods.
政府提高了奢侈品的消费税。
食物消费
Food consumption patterns have changed dramatically in recent decades.
近几十年来，食物消费模式发生了巨大变化。
炫耀性消费
Conspicuous consumption of expensive cars is common among the rich.
富人之间炫耀性消费豪车很常见。
消费支出
Household consumption expenditure accounts for a large share of GDP.
家庭消费支出占GDP的很大一部分。
饮酒量
Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to serious health problems.
过量饮酒会导致严重的健康问题。
con- + -sume
consume + -er
consumer + -ism
consumer + -ist
consume + -able
consume + -ing
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con- (together) + sump (take) + -tion (action/process)
con- (together) + sume (take)
ad- (to) + sume (take)
act (do) + -tion (noun)
与消费密切相关的经济活动
消费是满足需求的过程
消费与生产构成经济循环
消费的对象通常是商品和服务
消费与供应相互影响
炫耀性消费
The billionaire's purchase of a diamond-encrusted yacht was a classic example of conspicuous consumption.
这位亿万富翁购买镶钻游艇是炫耀性消费的典型例子。
供公众消费／对外公开
The politicians' speech was designed for public consumption, not for the internal meeting.
政治家们的演讲是为公众消费而设计的，而不是针对内部会议。
不可供人类食用
The chemicals in the lab are clearly labeled 'not for human consumption'.
实验室的化学品上明确标有'不可供人类食用'。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.