con‧sump‧tion W3 AC / kənsʌmpʃ ə n / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 amount used the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used → consume

energy/fuel etc consumption

dramatic rises in fuel consumption

Vigorous exercise increases oxygen consumption.

2 food/drink

a) formal the act of eating or drinking → consume

consumption of

The consumption of alcohol on the premises is forbidden.

fit/unfit for human consumption (= safe or not safe to eat )

The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.

b) the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc

alcohol/tobacco/caffeine etc consumption

The Government wants to reduce tobacco consumption by 40%.

3 buying the act of buying and using products → consume , consumer :

art intended for mass consumption (= to be bought, seen etc by lots of people )

China’s austerity program has cut domestic consumption (= when products are bought in the country where they were produced ) .

conspicuous consumption (= when people buy expensive products to prove they are rich )

4 for general/public/private etc consumption intended to be heard or read only by a particular group of people :

figures that are not for public consumption

5 old-fashioned tuberculosis

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + consumption

high/low People should stop using expensive cars with a high petrol consumption.

total consumption Total consumption of petrol has risen by 20%.

domestic consumption (= use of something in the country where it is produced ) Domestic consumption of oil has increased.

household consumption (= use in the home ) The government is encouraging us to reduce our household consumption of water.

energy consumption Over a quarter of our energy consumption is in the home.

fuel/electricity/gas consumption There are three possible methods of reducing oil consumption.

动词

reduce consumption The system will be introduced into all stores to reduce energy consumption by up to 10%

cut consumption (= reduce it ) a plan to cut energy consumption by 40%

consumption rises/increases/goes up Consumption of unleaded fuel rose by 17% in 1992.

consumption falls/decreases/goes down Coal consumption has fallen dramatically.