n.[U]

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

   这些食物供我们旅途中吃。

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

   在英国酒的消耗量太大了。

3. 消费
   products for domestic consumption

   供国内消费的产品

4. 憔悴；肺痨；痨病

n.

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