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易混词辨析
consume、consume vs consumption、expenditure
1. consumption：名词 “消耗；消费”（搭配 “energy consumption；the consumption of food”）；
2. consume：动词 “消耗；消费”（如 “consume energy；consume time”），易混淆词性（“consume of resources” 错误，应为 “consumption of resources”）；
3. expenditure：名词 “支出；花费（尤指金钱）”（如 “financial expenditure；expenditure on education”），与 consumption 区别：consumption 侧重 “资源 / 物品的消耗”，expenditure 侧重 “金钱的支出”（“oil consumption” 表 “石油消耗”，“oil expenditure” 表 “石油方面的开支”）；
4. 常见错误：“consumption” 不可数（“a consumption” 错误，应为 “the consumption”）。
词源考究
来自consume，消费，消耗。
重要短语
energy consumption[化]能量损耗
power consumption能量功耗
water consumption耗水量
fuel consumption耗油量
精选例句
1、 According to the analysis of Babbitt's team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.
根据巴比特团队的分析，老式台式显示器和带有阴极射线管的盒式电视是最糟糕的设备，它们的能源消耗和温室气体排放在1992年至2007年期间翻了一番多。
来源:2018年普通高等学校招生(新课标Ⅰ卷)
2、 They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption.
他们制订并实施了一项降低燃料消耗的计划。
来源:秒词邦精选例句
1、 “It is electricity consumption by microwaves that has the biggest impact on the environment,” say the authors.
“微波消耗的电量对环境的影响最大，”作者说。
来源:2019年12月份第3套题[阅读选择题]
1、 Year after year, faster and faster, consumption outpaces the biological capacity of our planet.
年复一年，消耗速度越来越快，超过了地球的生物承载力。
来源:2020年12月六级第2套题句子搭配题
1、 Stemming climate change, for example, is as much about changing consumption patterns and promoting tax acceptance as it is about developing clean energy.
例如，遏制气候变化既要发展清洁能源，也要改变消费模式，提高税收接受度。
来源:2013 年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）句子选择题
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