consumption
/kənˈsʌmpʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the using up of a resource（资源）耗尽; 消耗：
industrialized countries should reduce their energy consumption.
工业化国家应该减少能源消耗。
1.1
- the eating, drinking, or ingesting of something吃; 喝; 摄取：
liquor is sold for consumption off the premises.
酒类是外卖的。
1.2
- in sing. an amount of something which is used up or ingested消耗量; 消费量：
a daily consumption of 15 cigarettes.
每天抽掉15支烟。
1.3
- the purchase and use of goods and services by the public消费。
1.4
- the reception of information or entertainment, especially by a mass audience（尤指大量观众、听众）观看（或收听）的节目：
his confidential speech was not meant for public consumption.
他作的秘密讲话不打算向公众报道。
2
- dated a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis〈旧〉销蚀性疾病; 身体耗损; 痨病（尤指肺结核）。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin consumptio（n-）, from the verb consumere （see CONSUME）.