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Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
Recent Examples on the WebSo ultimately, what gets you far is is actual consumer use cases where people want to participate in a sustainable way. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Wood, a member of the Little Rock School Board, is an attorney who focuses his practice on consumer protection litigation. Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2022 Today, the company promises to remove a plastic bottle bound for the ocean for every bottle of Mananalu a consumer drinks. Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Gigi Sohn is confirmed by the Senate, the FCC is now more likely to tighten the rules around mobile carriers’ management and authority to sell consumer data. Keith Lewis, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 The paper explained that Apple’s decision to raise iPhone 14 prices follows recent consumer trends. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022 To use the hose, the consumer would have to pull the entire length off the reel before attaching it to the faucet. Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 This later resulted in the consumer protection agency fining Apple about $2 million. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 Here’s some more consumer tech news from the Gear desk.WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
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