consumption

/kən'sʌmpʃən/

n 消费；结核病

记忆： con(共同； 完全) + sumpt(使用) + ion → 消耗； 消费

例句：art intended for mass consumption（供大众消费的艺术品）；China’s austerity program has cut domestic consumption (= when products are bought in the country where they were produced ) .（中国的经济紧缩计划缩减了国内消费。）

派生：consuming；consumed；consumable；consumptive；consumer；consumerism

短语：energy consumption；power consumption；water consumption

同近：expense；depletion