| 单词 | consumption |
| 释义 | consumption (kənsʌmpʃən ) 1. uncountable noun The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them. The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the U.S. ...a tax on the consumption of non-renewable energy resources. [+ of] Synonyms: using up, use, loss, waste 2. uncountable noun The consumption of food or drink is the act of eating or drinking something, or the amount that is eaten or drunk. [formal] Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption. The average daily consumption of fruit and vegetables is around 200 grams. [+ of] 3. uncountable noun Consumption is the act of buying and using things. Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it. The consumption of goods is the ultimate aim of all economic endeavour. 4. for sb's consumption phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] If you do or say something for a particular person's or group's consumption, you do or say it especially for them, although your private thoughts or plans may be very different. The hard-line speech appears to be mostly for domestic consumption. The report was obviously designed for the consumption of members of the committee. 5. uncountable noun Consumption is the same as tuberculosis. [old-fashioned] 6. See also conspicuous consumption Collocations: average consumption Average consumption of fruit and vegetables was half the recommended five portions a day. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In Austria, the average calorie consumption is 3,800 a day. The Sun (2013) His average weekly consumption was 92 units, whereas the NHS advises that men should drink no than 21 units a weeks. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Keep the pack size small and you'll keep your calorie consumption down, too. Times, Sunday Times Your family's weekly calorie consumption strains the muscles of the burly delivery driver. Times, Sunday Times Studies show that neither cutting calorie consumption nor increased exercise leads to significant, sustained weight loss. Times, Sunday Times A review of more than 60 studies has looked at the effect of portion size on calorie consumption. Times, Sunday Times Their normal calorie consumption rose by 6 per cent the day before fasting, and by 14 per cent on the day after fasting. Times,Sunday Times They won't change anything and nor will wind farms, he argues, but using tax to curb carbon consumption might. Times, Sunday Times Ultimately it's up to all of us to work out how high we will run our personal carbon consumption meter. Times, Sunday Times Together with guests, they will analyse key trends in carbon consumption, the financial implications of creating a green supply chain and what it means for your business. Times, Sunday Times In the short term, it will actually increase carbon consumption, as residents are given electricity for the first time. Times, Sunday Times Even though the sun doesn't always shine, any installation gives a reasonably predictable average reduction in carbon consumption. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The price of saving for future consumption expenditure is the current consumption expenditure you give up. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) For example the current value of a variable like consumption expenditure will depend upon income in the previous time period. Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993) Part of the income accruing to households is taxed by the government and serves to reduce disposable income available for consumption expenditure. Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993) A combination of health education, smoking bans in public places, and above-inflation tax increases on tobacco has decisively affected consumption habits. Times,Sunday Times But the rule also applies to everyday folk and their food consumption habits. The Sun But would consumers really relish 'erratic appliances that can disrupt our information consumption habits'? The Times Literary Supplement Not only will they help to tap into distributed sources of renewable energy, they will also allow us to change consumption habits through the use of adjustable tariffs. Times, Sunday Times They also challenged their own consumption habits. Times, Sunday Times A grande follia of an act of cultural consumption. Times, Sunday Times Video games by being complementary towards more traditional forms of cultural consumption, inhibit thus value from a cultural perspective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He works in the areas of social stratification, macrosociology, and recently cultural consumption. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her work focuses on media and cultural consumption, the study of media audiences, identity politics, nationalism and globalisation, migration and ethnicity, and issues of representation in contemporary cultural institutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The team questioned whether people would be likely to cut consumption of meat simply by being better informed. Times, Sunday Times A separate scheme offers subsidies to companies which cut consumption during peak demand. Times, Sunday Times These reward schemes have cut consumption by 48 per cent in the past three years. Times, Sunday Times With householders unable to switch water suppliers, consumers must cut consumption to save. The Sun Trials showed it cut consumption by 61 per cent. Times, Sunday Times They then go down for breakfast, where the family starts on the daily consumption of nearly 16 pints of milk, 12 eggs and three loaves. The Sun These efforts reduced the family's daily consumption to 27 units per day. The Star (South Africa) A study of 775 adolescents found those who had higher average daily consumption of salt had less efficient blood flow. The Sun Clearly, there was little else to do but eat, as the combined daily consumption, according to the document, totalled 3,240 'wild foul' eggs and 1,620 'fouls' or seabirds. Times, Sunday Times By six to eight weeks, their daily consumption of insects matches that of an adult. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An effective green tax should discourage consumption and therefore raise little extra revenue. Times, Sunday Times They will have to change their tax systems to encourage investment and discourage consumption. Times, Sunday Times Concerns about airborne mercury contamination in some areas discourage consumption of the fish for food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Domestic consumption has also weakened, dropping 0.4 per cent in the quarter, as job losses have mounted. Times, Sunday Times Domestic consumption will be the main engine sustaining growth. Times, Sunday Times Domestic consumption of horse meat averages about 300 tonnes per year. canada.com Domestic consumption rose by more than 10 per cent with strong growth in electronics, sports goods and cosmetics. Times, Sunday Times Domestic consumption accounts for only 10 per cent of worldwide use, the rest being consumed by agriculture (65 per cent) and industry (25 per cent). The Times Literary Supplement It gives a running total each day of my electricity consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2018) It frees indoor space, reduces electricity consumption and doubles as an air-conditioning unit. Times, Sunday Times (2010) An increase in the concentration of chlorides in the anolyte increases output and reduces electricity consumption. 2019, 'Estimation of the Efficiency of Ammonia Oxidation in Anolyte of Two-Chamber Electrolyzer', Journal of Ecological Engineering People are returning to work and local governments are issuing vouchers to encourage consumption. Times,Sunday Times They must support - and if necessary - subsidise banks, to create conditions for easier lending and borrowing terms and to do their utmost to encourage consumption. Times, Sunday Times This will be followed by a marketing drive to encourage consumption of unpopular but abundant and locally available fish. Times, Sunday Times And subsidies cause waste: they encourage consumption even when its real, full (unsubsidised) cost exceeds its total benefit. Times, Sunday Times Most seafood sustainability guides encourage consumption of other types of tuna. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We need to inform people about the risks of excess consumption - and what excess means. Times, Sunday Times Consumers must become better informed on the dangers of excess consumption and manufacturers could be more transparent about sugar content. Times, Sunday Times What about fuel evaporation, or excess consumption on restart? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can also be exacerbated by lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise, excess consumption of alcohol, smoking or prolonged use of glucocorticoid medications. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It concluded that excess consumption of these products could cause health risks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Excessive consumption of certain foods should be avoided. Times,Sunday Times In the economic boom of the 1990s, the gossip magazines gloated over the excessive consumption of celebrities. Times, Sunday Times Both ancient and modern sources agree, too, on the need to avoid excessive consumption. Times, Sunday Times He added that excessive consumption of gum may have played a role in inducing mineral depletion. Times, Sunday Times By raising the age to 21, together with better enforcement, we will reduce excessive consumption among young people. The Sun We have come through a period in which consumers used the rising equity in their homes to finance consumption. Times, Sunday Times Debt was to be avoided and not used to finance consumption, but only when in need. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This theory assumes that agents are able to finance consumption with earnings that are not yet generated, and thus assumes perfect capital markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just as with tobacco, reducing junk food consumption requires taxation, an advertising ban, health promotion campaigns and labelling that effectively communicates energy content. Times,Sunday Times Our findings highlight the important role of environmental influences on food consumption. Times, Sunday Times I see it as the future of all food consumption. Times, Sunday Times I gave whoever keeps the statistics on free food consumption something to think about on this occasion, too, albeit in a different discipline. Times, Sunday Times But the rule also applies to everyday folk and their food consumption habits. The Sun The simplest way to reduce the carbon hoofprint would be to cut global consumption of meat and milk. Times, Sunday Times Between 2007 and 2009 global consumption exceeded production by 3.4%. ST Global consumption of coal has begun to plateau as world powers switch to clean energy alternatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They should also examine ways in which the patterns of global consumption can be altered that are ecologically sustainable, healthy and compassionate. Times,Sunday Times Rice production will fall this year below the global consumption level of 430 million tonnes. Times, Sunday Times A number of food manufacturers agreed to cut salt in their products after consumers were warned that high consumption could lead to high blood pressure. Times, Sunday Times High consumption has been linked to heart disease for decades. The Sun As of 2007, only 12.8% of the connections were billed under a metering system, thereby encouraging relatively high consumption. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other factors include the impact of technology and a high consumption of rice and bread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tourism industry explains this high consumption to a large extent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also simple cost-saving measures to reduce household energy consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The energy provider said that the average household consumption of gas in the first four months of the year was 18 per cent higher than last year. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The 41-year-old uses three smartphone apps to keep tabs on his household power consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2016) One purchaser complained that the beef he had just bought was unfit for human consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Ten years ago, bitter, chewy kale was barely considered fit for human consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Already this stuff comes in packets stamped with 'Not for human consumption', just in case. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Driving in snow will also increase consumption, with the engine working harder in the lower gears. Times, Sunday Times Does he realise a user has to increase consumption to maintain the high? The Sun The drones could also be used in coffee shops 'to increase consumption of coffee'. Times, Sunday Times Try to ramp up the smell of your food too, because this can increase consumption by almost a tenth. Times, Sunday Times The stated goal of the tax cuts were to raise personal incomes, increase consumption, and increase capital investments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They must limit consumption to just over four pints a day each. Times, Sunday Times After this the currency markets slowly began to settle and his 1969 budget represented more of the same with a 340 million increase in taxation to further limit consumption. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the first time, its officials recommend limiting consumption of junk food and sugary drinks. The Sun But the scientists called for caution in interpreting this finding, because of a low consumption among the subjects. Times, Sunday Times We face an extended period of low confidence and low consumption just when the proportion of the population dependent on their pensions has never been higher. Times, Sunday Times It said this resulted in many households on low consumption losing out. Times, Sunday Times The portability of it comes from the low consumption of power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They sometimes involve piezo-based accelerometers with low consumption of electrical power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And one in five is already a so-called ' flexitarian', cutting back on their meat consumption and having meat-free days. The Sun (2015) And simply cutting down your red and processed meat consumption will have health benefits. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It turns out that simply cutting down red and processed meat consumption will have health benefits. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It found that drinking a couple of glasses daily protects the heart better than more moderate consumption. Times, Sunday Times Research showed that moderate consumption had 'profound' positive effects in the body, reducing insulin resistance, inflammation, high cholesterol and other harmful processes. Times, Sunday Times Scientists said that moderate consumption should be recommended for health reasons. Times, Sunday Times They found that moderate consumption - up to three bars monthly - cut a person's risk of heart failure by 13 per cent, compared with eating none at all. The Sun By 1995, the wording had been changed to allow moderate consumption with meals providing the individual had no other alcohol-related health risk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any sudden increase would have a painful impact on heavily indebted households, overall consumption and the government's ability to finance its borrowing. Times, Sunday Times Curbing demand at peak times and reducing overall consumption would relieve the pressure on the power generation and transmission infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times Even mild hunger - 'one of the most basic drivers of behaviour' - can start a string of actions called 'the overall consumption sequence'. The Sun Overall consumption has fallen slightly since the 1970s and markedly since 2005. Times, Sunday Times The aims were not simply to reduce overall consumption. Times, Sunday Times M1 macrophages use glycolytic metabolism to optimize oxygen consumption and activate myofibroblasts and fibrocytes. 2015, 'Macrophages during the fibrotic process: M2 as friend and foe.', Frontiers in Immunology Meclizine reduced inflammation, mitochondrial oxygen consumption, oxidative stress, mitochondrial fragmentation, and tubular injury. 2015, 'Meclizine Preconditioning Protects the Kidney Against Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury', EBioMedicine Basal oxygen consumption was equally reduced in encapsulated and nonencapsulated islets, by 22.0±6.1% versus 24.8±5.7%. 2013, 'Alginate Microencapsulation of Human Islets Does Not Increase Susceptibility to Acute Hypoxia', Journal of Diabetes Research Early studies showed radical scavenging, oxygen consumption and adsorption as mechanisms of melanin radioprotection. 2018, 'Transplantable Melanomas in Hamsters and Gerbils as Models for Human Melanoma. Sensitization in Melanoma Radiotherapy—From Animal Models to Clinical Trials', International Journal of Molecular Sciences Mitochondrial enzyme activities, oxygen consumption, and membrane potential were assessed using spectrophotometric, respirometric, and proton motive force analysis, respectively. 2017, 'Impaired Insulin Signaling is Associated with Hepatic Mitochondrial Dysfunction in IR+/−-IRS-1+/− Double Heterozygous (IR-IRS1dh) Mice', International Journal of Molecular Sciences I even understand, at some level, that my own progeny will be affected by these patterns of consumption. Christianity Today This will require transformative and radical change to energy policies, patterns of consumption, and transport systems, among other things. Times, Sunday Times These hauls are changing patterns of consumption. Times, Sunday Times Given the unaffordable price of food in many parts of the world, should he advocate also a revolution in patterns of consumption in developed countries? Times, Sunday Times We are never asked to challenge our own patterns of consumption or question the way we live. Times, Sunday Times Previously people were allowed to collect up to 1.5kg for personal consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Output will be fuelled by investment and personal consumption as well as strong real income growth. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Only if it is for personal consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Environmentalists have criticised the building's power consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Heating and air conditioning accounts for more power consumption, about 40 %, than anything else in a building. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The electricity monitor records how much energy your home uses, showing both the cost and power consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Private consumption slipped by 2.9 per cent in the final quarter of 2019, the first drop in five quarters. Times,Sunday Times Analysts said that private consumption could fall, which would prolong the economic contraction into the first quarter of the year. Times,Sunday Times Negative interest rates have underpinned private consumption, job creation and wage growth. Times,Sunday Times They stuck to their forecast for 1.8 per cent growth next year, however, saying that private consumption would offset weaker exports. Times, Sunday Times Private consumption actually grew 2.1 per cent last quarter. Times, Sunday Times Social codes of restraint prevailed in a novel designed for public consumption. Times, Sunday Times Misericords were not for public consumption, they were carved for ecclesiastical eyes. The Times Literary Supplement What you write could in effect be for public consumption. Times, Sunday Times The politician who displays his private life for public consumption invites scorn. Times, Sunday Times Instead of concentrating on mastering his craft he was drawn into constructing a persona for public consumption. Times, Sunday Times Replacing spoons with tongs at a school canteen bar reduced the consumption of unhealthier foods. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Make alcohol more expensive and consumption is reduced. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Another way to reduce consumption is to use an energy monitor like the one pictured above. Times, Sunday Times (2010) One way to reduce consumption is for the government to raise the price of fossil fuels, such as oil and coal. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) My qualifications for such a heady task are questionable, but lie in regular consumption of the product and a fascination, verging on obsession, with it. Times, Sunday Times The body gets used to a regular consumption, and to interrupt it causes more problems than it solves. Times, Sunday Times Experts warn regular consumption can trigger the disease in those with a healthy weight. The Sun Regular consumption of green beans has been associated with the strengthening of the immune system. ST The alkaloids collect under the skin and long-term effects of regular consumption are not known. The Sun Or are they contributing to larger societal ails of materialism, poor self-image, and resource consumption? Christianity Today Money can be spent to research new technologies that reduce resource consumption and pollution, including solar power, recycling centers and organic farms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This method has a higher resource consumption (both computation time and bandwidth) than the previous ones, but has the advantage of providing perfect forward secrecy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This architecture delivers elastic horizontal scale out ability and cluster-wide control over resource consumption for a particular customer database. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This includes the optimization of resource consumption during manufacturing, operation and disposing of computers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the last 40 years, total alcohol consumption has doubled. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990) A low-calorie or poor diet reduces the total consumption of calcium from a range of rich food sources. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Just remember that you want to keep your total fat consumption and cholesterol intake down on a daily basis. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990) Translations: Chinese: 消耗 Japanese: 消費 |
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