n.[U]

1. 消耗；用盡
   This food is for our consumption on the trip.

   這些食物供我們旅途中吃。

2. 消耗量；消費量[S1]
   There's too great a consumption of alcohol in Britain.

   在英國酒的消耗量太大了。

3. 消費
   products for domestic consumption

   供國內消費的產品

4. 憔悴；肺癆；癆病

n.

1. the action or process of consuming.
   ▸an amount consumed.
2. dated a wasting disease, especially tuberculosis.