Consumption of petroleum
[建] 石油的消耗
🧩 词语组成解析
consumption
[kən'sʌmpʃən]
n. 消费;肺病;耗尽;[医学]消耗性疾病;
con共同+ sumpt = take拿+ ion表名词 →consumpt全拿完=消耗+ion表名词→ 消耗量
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
🗣️ 情景例句
I consider him my best friend.
我将他视为我最好的朋友。
Nothing is more precious than time.
世上最宝贵的莫过于光阴。
People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。