“耗气量”常见的英文表达有 gas consumption 或 air consumption,具体使用哪个取决于所指的气体类型:
gas consumption:更通用,常用于指代天然气、燃气等气体的消耗量,在能源、工业、家庭燃气使用等场景中较为常用。例如:
The gas consumption of this factory is quite high.(这家工厂的耗气量相当高。)
We need to monitor the gas consumption to control costs.(我们需要监控耗气量以控制成本。)
air consumption:侧重于指空气的消耗量,在涉及空气压缩机、气动设备、呼吸系统等领域使用较多。例如:
The air consumption of this pneumatic tool is relatively low.(这款气动工具的耗气量相对较低。)
We should calculate the air consumption of the ventilation system.(我们应该计算通风系统的耗气量。)