an organization that protects the rights of people who buy particular products or services 消费者团体（保护消费者权力的组织）◆The consumer group Energywatch criticized the gas price rise. 消费者团体“能源消费者协会”批评天然气价格上涨。SYNconsumer watchdog
() one of a number of groups that individual buyers belong to and that influence their behaviour, such as a family group, a work group or a professional group 消费者群体◆consumer groups ranging from milk drinkers to motorcycle riders 从喝牛奶者到骑摩托车的人等的消费者群体