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 strictly economize on production and management expenses.
  低于估计的生产费用生产费管理费都要力求节约。
• The management decided to economize by cutting the dead wood from the workforce, thus reducing the wages bill.
  资方决定节省开支，裁减劳动力中的冗员，这样可以减少工资支出。
• 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。
• We must economize on fuel.
  我们必须节约燃料。
• 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。
• Its investigation and utilization are very important to protect environment and to economize energy.
  高炉矿渣的充分利用有利于环境的保护和能源的节约。
• This new machine will help economize on raw materials.
  这台新机器将有助于节约原材料。
• "value water, economize water" is the tradition virtue which we advocated.
  珍惜水源，节约用水是我们提倡的传统美德。
• 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。
• The economize oil control system of city gasoline automobile braking was studied and developed in this paper.
  对城市运行汽油车制动减速节油控制系统进行了研究与开发。