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Consumer Things Demand Buy People Noun Goods Services

word consumer
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consumer

[kənˈsju:mə(r)]

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consumers[1064]
消费者(84%),消费品(11%),用户(5%)
n.消费者;用户,顾客
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Collins
consumer ★★★★☆
/kənsju͟ːmə(r), AM -su͟ː-/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]消费者;顾客;客户 A consumer is a person who buys things or uses services.
  [oft N n]
  • ...claims that tobacco companies failed to warn consumers about the dangers of smoking.

    声称烟草公司未能警示消费者吸烟的危害

  • ...improving public services and consumer rights.

    改善公共事业,增进消费者权益


Oxford
con·sumer AWL / kənˈsjuːmə(r) ; NAmE kənˈsuːmər / noun a person who buys goods or uses services 消费者;顾客;用户 consumer demand/choice/rights 消费者的需求╱选择╱权利 Health-conscious consumers want more information about the food they buy. 注重身体健康的消费者想得到更多有关他们所购买的食物的信息。 a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) 消费社会 Tax cuts will boost consumer confidenceafter the recession. 减税将增强消费者在经济衰退后的信心。 compare
producer
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consumer consumers
con·sumer / kənˈsjuːmə(r) ; NAmE kənˈsuːmər /
LDC
consumercon‧sum‧er /kənˈsjuːmə $ -ˈsuːmər/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun [countable]
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someone who buys and uses products and servicesconsumption, producer:  Consumers will soon be paying higher airfares. It will offer a wider choice of goods for the consumer (=consumers in general). Consumer demand led to higher imports of manufactured goods. Consumer spending was down by 0.1% last month. sources of consumer advice see thesaurus at
customer
COLLOCATIONSconsumer + NOUNconsumer goods/products (=things that people buy for their own use)· Our demand for consumer goods increases all the time.consumer demand (=the demand for things to buy)· Consumer demand decreased as a result of the recession.consumer spending (also consumer expenditure formal)· Higher taxes will reduce consumer spending.a consumer group (=an organization that protects consumers’ rights)· There have been complaints from consumer groups about the high prices charged by some companies.consumer prices· Consumer prices rose 3.26% in December.consumer choice· Competition between businesses leads to more consumer choice.the consumer market (=the people who buy consumer goods)· Our advertising is aimed at teenagers because they are our main consumer market.a consumer society (=a society of people who want to buy a lot of things)· In the west, we live in a consumer society.consumer durables British English (=things you buy that are expected to last, such as cars, televisions, or furniture)· Ownership of consumer durables is a reflection of standards of living.consumer debt (=money people owe because they buy too much)· the growth in consumer debta consumer boom (=a time when people spend a lot more money on buying things than usual)· the consumer boom of the 1980s in Britainadjectivesthe biggest/largest consumer of something· The US is the world’s biggest oil consumer.the average consumer· The average consumer has become more price conscious.a domestic consumer (=one that buys in the country where something is produced)· Demand from domestic consumers is increasing.

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