Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2561
consumption
消耗；摄取
核心释义
The act of eating, drinking, or using something.
- 1.
消费,消耗(指食用、饮用或使用)
The act of eating, drinking or using.
- 2.
经口摄食的过程(如进食)
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- 3.
消耗量
The amount consumed.
- 4.
累及肺部并导致身体进行性耗损
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
- 5.
消耗,毁灭
The act of consuming or destroying.
- 6.
(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
- 7.
疾病导致的消瘦
The wasting away of the human body through disease.
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)
用法In use
The doctor advised reducing the consumption of sugary drinks.
用法提示：consumption 作为名词，表示'摄入'，后接 of 短语说明摄入对象。
High electricity consumption during summer leads to higher bills.
用法提示：consumption 作为名词，表示'消耗'，与 electricity 组成复合名词。
The consumption of fast food has increased dramatically in recent years.
用法提示：consumption 作为名词，表示'消费'，后接 of 短语说明消费内容。
the consumption of energy has increased steadily
consumption of sth
The consumption of processed foods has increased.
加工食品的消费量增加了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- energy consumption
- 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。
- consumption tax
- 消费税
- The government raised the consumption tax on luxury goods.政府提高了奢侈品的消费税。
- food consumption
- 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。
- conspicuous consumption
- 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。
- consumption expenditure
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象‘消费者（consumer）在吃（-sumpt-）东西’，即consumption（消费）。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于经济领域如消费者支出，也常用于日常生活如食品消耗。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Among words ending in '-ption', only 'assumption' rhymes with 'consumption' (both have stressed /ʌ/). Others like 'redemption', 'prescription', 'description', 'conception', and 'reception' have different stressed vowels and are lookalikes that sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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