| 单词 | 消费 |
| 释义 | 〔Veblen〕American economist who described a fundamental conflict between the provision of goods and the making of money. In his popular studyThe Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) he coined the phrase conspicuous consumption. 维布伦，索尔斯坦·本德：(1857-1929) 美国经济学家，他描述了商品供给和创造利润之间的根本矛盾。在他的流行著作《有闲阶级论》 （1899年）中，他杜撰了 《夸耀性消费》 这一短语 〔dissipate〕To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander.浪费，挥霍：无节制地或浪费地消费或支出；挥霍〔break〕To bring forth for consumption:拿出…供消费：〔gap〕a gap between revenue and spending; the widening gap between rich and poor.收入和消费之间的差距；富人与穷人之间很大的悬殊〔abstinence〕sobriety of décor); both nouns denote moderation in or abstinence from the consumption of alcoholic liquor: 装饰的庄重）； 两个名词都表示对酒制品消费的节制和戒除： 〔waste〕dissipating their energies in pointless argument;在无意义的争论中消费精力；〔economics〕(used with a sing. verb)The social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems.（与单数动词连用）经济学：以商品、服务的生产、分配和消费以及经济或经济系统的理论和管理为研究对象的社会科学〔dissipation〕Wasteful expenditure or consumption.浪费，挥霍：消费地支出或消费〔excise〕An internal tax imposed on the production, sale, or consumption of a commodity or the use of a service within a country:国内货物税：一个国家对一个商品的生产、销售、消费及售后服务所征收的国内税：〔noticeable〕"Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of repuability to the gentleman of leisure" (Thorstein Veblen).“对贵重物品引人注目的消费是享乐绅士们的声誉” （托斯丁·韦布伦）。〔minimum〕A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.最低消费：俱乐部或饭馆规定的每人必须在饮食上消费的最低金额〔Nader〕American lawyer and pioneer in the field of consumer protectionism.纳德，拉尔夫：(生于 1934) 美国律师和消费贸易保护主义领域的先锋〔condemn〕To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order:宣告…不适用：判定或宣布不适于使用或消费，一般以官方命令形式宣布：〔budget〕A systematic plan for the expenditure of a usually fixed resource, such as money or time, during a given period:预算：对于通常是固定的某种资源，如金钱或时间，在给定时间内的系统消费计划：〔crack〕To open up for use or consumption:打开：打开以供使用或消费：〔market〕cosmetics for the upscale market.以上流阶层为消费对象的化妆品〔waste〕To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.浪费：不考虑地或不仔细地使用、消费、花费或开销〔mileage〕An allowance for travel expenses established at a specified rate per mile.按英里里程计算的补贴：以每英里的特定比率所认可的旅行消费的津贴〔curb〕High interest rates put a curb on spending.高利率抑制了消费〔lose〕To consume aimlessly; waste:浪费：无目的地消费；浪费：〔consume〕To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.消费：为直接使用或拥有而购买的（商品或服务）〔light〕Consuming or using relatively moderate amounts; abstemious:节制的，适度的：消费或使用相对适量的；有节制的：〔cosmeticize〕"cosmeticized packages of song and dance for easy audience consumption"(Saturday Review)“为促使观众消费对歌曲和舞蹈进行的装点门面性质的包装”(星期六评论)〔saddle〕They were saddled with heavy expenses.他们为过高的消费所拖累〔consume〕a society that consumes as fast as it produces.现在社会上生产和消费一样快〔draw〕To deplete by consuming or spending:耗尽：消费或花费而事耗尽：〔orgy〕an orgy of spending.See Synonyms at binge 无节制消费 参见 binge〔carryout〕Intended to be consumed away from the place of sale; takeout:外卖：可以在销售点以外的地方消费的（食物）；供顾客带出食用的：〔spoil〕To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.See Synonyms at decay 变质，变坏：变得不适合使用或消费，如因腐烂而不能用。特别是用于可变质的物体，如食品等 参见 decay〔consumption〕from cōnsūmptus [past participle of] cōnsūmere [to consume] * see consume 源自 cōnsūmptus cōnsūmere的过去分词 [消费，消耗] * 参见 consume〔schematize〕a diagram that schematizes the creation and consumption of wealth.把财富的创造和消费图式化的图解〔speakeasy〕A place for the illegal sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, as during Prohibition in the United States.非法经营的酒店：在美国禁酒期间非法贩卖、消费酒类饮料的场所〔consumerism〕The theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial.消费主义：一种认为逐步增长的商品消费有利于经济发展的理论〔feed〕To provide for consumption, utilization, or operation:供应：供消费、使用或运转：〔light〕Requiring relatively little equipment and using relatively simple processes to produce consumer goods:轻型的：只需相对少量设备、简单过程生产的消费用品的： |
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