con.sum.er.ism
n.（名词）The movement seeking to protect and inform consumers by requiring such practices as honest packaging and advertising, product guarantees, and improved safety standards.保护消费者利益运动：一种通过要求在包装及广告上诚实无欺 、产品保证以及更好的安全标准等商业行为从而设法保护消费者并为他们提供信息的运动The theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial.消费主义：一种认为逐步增长的商品消费有利于经济发展的理论Attachment to materialistic values or possessions:拜金思想：对物质主义的价值观念或财富的依恋：例句：deplored the rampant consumerism of contemporary society.对当代社会中狂热的拜金思想深感遗憾
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consum.erist
n.（名词）consum.eris.tic
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