overconsumption

/ˌoʊvərkənˈsʌmpʃən/ /ˌoʊvərkənˈsʌmptʃən/

Meanings

noun

过度消费，超额消费

Excessive consumption

Examples :

"The city's water shortage was caused by overconsumption during the hot summer. "

这个城市的水资源短缺是由于炎热夏季期间的过度消费造成的。

Related Words

shortage noun

/ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/ /ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/

短缺，不足.

"There was a shortage of pencils in the classroom, so students had to share. "

教室里的铅笔短缺，所以学生们不得不合用。

hot verb

/hɒt/ /hɑt/

加热，变热

"The oven is hotting up the pizza quickly. "

烤箱正在快速加热披萨。

city noun

/sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪɾi/

城市，都市

"São Paulo is the largest city in South America."

圣保罗是南美洲最大的城市，也就是最大的都市。

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

夏天，夏日

"the heat of summer"

夏天的炎热

s noun

/ɛs/

格令

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

这台古董天平非常灵敏，甚至可以测量出两个样品之间仅仅相差一格令的重量。

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

by noun

/baɪ/

蜜蜂

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

蜜蜂勤劳地从花朵上采集花粉。

consumption noun

/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/

消耗，消费，耗费。

"The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England."

在法国，人们食用蜗牛的消耗量比在英国更为普遍。

caused verb

/kɔzd/

导致，引起，造成

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。