consumption

名词 consumption:

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
   同义词：ingestion, intake, uptake
2. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
   同义词：pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague
3. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
   同义词：economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
4. the act of consuming something
   同义词：using up, expenditure

1. The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.
   这种肉已宣布不适宜人们食用。
2. I always take fuel consumption into consideration when buying a car.
   我买汽车时总要把燃油消耗量考虑在内。
3. He has to cut down on the consumption of meat.
   他不得不减少吃肉。
4. Consumption of cotton increased even after it rose in price.
   棉花的价格虽然提高了，但消耗依然增加。
5. There's too great a consumption of alcohol in China.
   在中国酒的消耗量太大了。