| 释义 |
consumption /kən-sum(p)ˈshən/ noun- The act or process of consuming or using up
- The quantity consumed
- Wasting of the body
- An earlier name for pulmonary tuberculosis
ORIGIN: See consume consumpt /konˈsum(p)t or kən-sum(p)tˈ/ noun (Scot) Consumption consumpˈtive adjective - Wasting away
- Relating to, inclined to or suffering from the disease consumption
- Relating to the using up of something, esp resources
noun A person who suffers from consumption consumpˈtively adverb consumpˈtiveness or consumptivˈity /kon-/ noun |