consumptive
US /kənˈsʌmp.t̬ɪv/
UK /kənˈsʌmp.tɪv/
形容詞
1.
消費性的, 消耗性的
tending to consume or use up resources
範例:
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Our society has become increasingly consumptive, using more resources than the planet can sustain.
我們的社會變得越來越消費型，消耗的資源超出了地球的承受能力。
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The new economic model is highly consumptive of energy.
新的經濟模式對能源的消耗非常大。
2.
消耗性的, 肺癆的
(of a disease) wasting away the body; especially tuberculosis
範例:
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In the 19th century, many people suffered from consumptive diseases.
在19世紀，許多人患有消耗性疾病。
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The patient showed signs of a severe consumptive illness.
病人表現出嚴重的消耗性疾病跡象。
名詞
肺結核病人, 消耗病患者
a person suffering from a consumptive disease, especially tuberculosis
範例:
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The old sanatorium was once filled with consumptives seeking a cure.
那個舊療養院曾經住滿了尋求治療的肺結核病人。
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She cared for the consumptive with great compassion.
她懷著極大的同情心照顧著那位肺結核病人。