consumptive
US /kənˈsʌmp.t̬ɪv/
UK /kənˈsʌmp.tɪv/
形容词
1.
消费性的, 消耗性的
tending to consume or use up resources
示例:
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Our society has become increasingly consumptive, using more resources than the planet can sustain.
我们的社会变得越来越消费型，消耗的资源超出了地球的承受能力。
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The new economic model is highly consumptive of energy.
新的经济模式对能源的消耗非常大。
2.
(of a disease) wasting away the body; especially tuberculosis
示例:
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In the 19th century, many people suffered from consumptive diseases.
在19世纪，许多人患有消耗性疾病。
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The patient showed signs of a severe consumptive illness.
病人表现出严重的消耗性疾病迹象。
名词
肺结核病人, 消耗病患者
a person suffering from a consumptive disease, especially tuberculosis
示例:
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The old sanatorium was once filled with consumptives seeking a cure.
那个旧疗养院曾经住满了寻求治疗的肺结核病人。
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She cared for the consumptive with great compassion.
她怀着极大的同情心照顾着那位肺结核病人。