[N-COUNT 可数名词]消费者;顾客;客户 A consumer is a person who buys things or uses services.
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...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
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con·sumer★AWL/kənˈsjuːmə(r); NAmEkənˈsuːmər/nouna 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
someone who buys and uses products and services → consumption, 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
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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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消费者(84%),消费品(11%),用户(5%)
n.消费者;用户,顾客
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