to consume; to use up · to deplete; to expend · (old) news; mail; message

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Alcohol consumption is higher in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe.

東欧的酒精消耗量比西欧高。

This chocolate factory consumes twenty metric tons of raw cocoa per day.

这座巧克力工廠每一天消耗二十公噸可可原料。

In America, the consumption of fast-food has tripled between 1977 and 1995.

美国人快餐食物的消耗量在一九七七至一九九五年间大幅增长了三倍。

Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

农业需要消耗大量的水。

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