n. 消费者，消耗者；用户，顾客（consumer 的复数）
consumer goods生活消费品，日用消费品
consumer demand消费需求；消费者的要求
1.Are consumers too deep in hock? A lot of observers think so.
消费者是否负债累累？许多观察家都这么认为。
2.The interests of farmers need to be squared with those of consumers.
农场主的利益需要同消费者的利益相一致。
3.Consumers seem unconvinced that the recession is over.
消费者们似乎不确信经济萧条已经过去了。
4.Consumers are often jerked around by big companies.
顾客经常受大公司的捉弄。
5.Consumers are very nervous about the future.
消费者对未来非常忧虑。
6.Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.
消费者受着高利率的重压。
7.More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers.
现在，食品业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻的消费者。