[] () a society in which the buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity 消费社会（买卖商品和服务成了最重要的社会和经济活动）◆We live in a consumer society and people are used to choosing what they use and how they use it. 我们生活在消费社会，人们习惯於选择他们使用的东西以及如何使用。