() the activity of protecting the interests of customers or of influencing the way manufacturers make and sell goods 保护消费者利益运动◆The growth of consumerism has led to companies improving the service to customers after they have bought a product. 保护消费者利益运动的扩大已导致各公司改善对顾客的产品售後服务。
() the buying and using of goods and services; the belief that it is good for a society or an individual person to buy and use a large quantity of goods and services 消费；消费主义（认定高消费对社会和个人有利）◆We are living in an age of mass consumerism. 我们正生活在一个大众消费的时代。
green consumerism ▸conˈsumerist
adjective
[] ◆a consumerist society 消费主义社会▸conˈsumerist
noun
[] ◆Advertising has been under attack by government and consumerists. 广告已受到政府和消费者利益保护者的攻击。