1.the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
2.involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
3.(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing;
the consumption of energy has increased steadily
4.the act of consuming something
consumption 英音:[kən'sʌmpʃən] 美音:[kən'sʌmpʃən] 名词n. [U] 1.消耗;用尽 This food is for our consumptionon the trip. 这些食物供我们旅途中吃。 2.消耗量;消费量[S1] There's too great a consumptionof alcohol in Britain. 在英国酒的消耗量太大了。 3.消费 products for domestic consumption 供国内消费的产品 4.憔悴;肺痨;痨病