economize

英 [ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz]

美 [ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz]

v.  节省; 节约; 节俭

现在分词：economizing　过去式：economized　第三人称单数：economizes　过去分词：economized　

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BNC.33921 / COCA.25167

牛津词典

verb

• 节省；节约；节俭
  to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use
  1. Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health.
     老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 economise


• VERB 节约;节省
  If youeconomize, you save money by spending it very carefully.
  1. We're going to have to economize from now on...
     从现在开始，我们不得不节约开支。
  2. Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets.
     好莱坞一直在讨论紧缩电影预算。

英英释义

verb

• use cautiously and frugally
  1. I try to economize my spare time
  2. conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
  Synonym:conservehusbandeconomise
• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
  1. This move will save money
  2. The less fortunate will have to economize now
  Synonym:saveeconomise

双语例句

• We must economize on fuel.
  我们必须节约燃料。
• The paper analyzes the right and duty for enterprise to pay tax and put forward the methods for enterprise plan to economize the amount tax.
  本文分析了税法赋予纳税人的权利和义务，提出了企业纳税筹划的具体方法，达到了节税的目的。
• Establish the maintenance plan, promote the energy sources economize, solve problems.
  制定维护计划，推进能源节约，解决问题。
• We should effectively protect, rationally exploit and economize on natural resources.
  切实保护、合理开发和节约使用各种自然资源。
• Comply with laws and rules, economize resource, reduce the impact to atmosphere 、 source and soil continuously.
  遵守法律法规，节省资源，持续减少对大气、源、壤的影响。
• We could economize on petrol by all going in one car.
  我们都坐一辆汽车，这样可以节省汽油。
• I'd rather economize on clothes than food.
  我情愿节衣不愿缩食。
• The best way to economize is to raise the quality of products.
  提高产品质量是最大的节约。
• Economize a great deal of telephone expenses for you.
  为您大幅节约了电话费。
• Water is the good fried of human beings and animals, so we should economize water and protect water.
  引导幼儿保护水。水是我们人和动物的好朋友，所以我们要节约用水，保护水。