The consumer, so it is said, is the king ... each is a voter who uses his money as votes to get the things done that he wants donePaul A. SamuelsonEconomics
Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer ... He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be richRalph Waldo EmersonWealth
The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wifeDavid OgilvyConfessions of an Advertising Man
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONSUMER | CONSUMER + VERB | CONSUMER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, great, heavy, large消費量很大的消費者◇We are the biggest consumers of tropical hardwoods after Japan.我們是僅次於日本的第二大熱帶硬木消費國。➤average, ordinary一般/普通消費者➤individual個體消費者▸➤potential, target (especially NAmE) 潛在/目標消費者▸➤passive被動消費者◇Mass culture turns audiences into passive consumers.大眾文化把受眾都變成了被動消費者。➤smart, sophisticated聰明的/老練的消費者▸➤domestic國內消費者▸➤industrial (especially NAmE) 工業消費者▸➤online網上消費者▸➤green有環保意識的消費者◇Green consumers should be wary of manufacturers' claims that their products are environmentally friendly.綠色消費者應當慎重看待製造商所宣稱的環保產品。➤foreign國外消費者▸➤electricity, energy電力/能源用戶VERB + CONSUMER➤offer, provide, supply供應消費者◇We supply domestic consumers.我們供應國內消費者。➤reach, target聯繫/面向消費者▸➤educate, persuade教育/說服消費者▸➤exploit剝削消費者◇They exploit consumers by charging high prices.他們通過高要價來剝削消費者。➤protect保護消費者◇What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous operators?採取什麼措施才能保護普通消費者不受無良商家的傷害呢?➤satisfy滿足消費者CONSUMER + VERB➤buy sth, pay sth, spend sth消費者購買⋯/支付⋯/花費⋯➤demand sth, need sth, want sth消費者要求⋯/需要⋯/想要⋯CONSUMER + NOUN➤applications, brands, devices, durables, electronics, goods, products, services消費申請;消費品牌;消費設備;耐用消費品;電子消費品;消費品;消費性服務◇the market for consumer durables耐用消費品市場➤attitudes, awareness, behaviour/behavior, choice, confidence, demand, interest, needs, preferences, tastes, trends消費者態度;消費者意識;消費者行為;消費者選擇;消費者信心;消費需求;消費者興趣;消費者需要;消費者偏好;消費者口味;消費趨勢◇Economists forecast that falling consumer confidence will cut into household purchases.經濟學家預測,消費者信心的下降會拉低房屋購買量。➤education, research消費者教育/研究▸➤credit, debt, expenditure, loan, spending消費者信貸;消費者債務;消費開支;消費貸款;消費支出▸➤protection, rights消費者保護/權利▸➤advocate, group, organization, watchdog維護消費者利益的活動家;消費者團體;消費者組織;消費者權益保護組織◇Consumer watchdogs have accused banks of 'appalling arrogance' in the way they treat customers.消費者權益保護組織指責銀行對待消費者的態度“傲慢得駭人”。➤culture, society消費文化/社會◇We are living in a consumer society.我們生活在一個消費社會裏。➤market, sector消費市場/部門▸➤prices消費品價格◇the consumer prices index (BrE, NAmE) 消費品價格指數◇the consumer price index (BrE) 消費品價格指數➤boom (especially BrE) 消費熱◇Government policy encouraged a consumer boom.政府的政策刺激了消費熱。➤boycott消費者抵制◇The country could face a consumer boycott of its exports.該國的出口產品可能面臨消費者抵制。PREPOSITION➤among consumer在消費者中◇two years of research among consumers在消費者中進行的兩年調查