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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'd rather economize on clothes than food.
  我情愿节衣不愿缩食。
• The software can economize the course hour, enhance the student's learning interest and teaching effect.
  通过该软件的使用，能够节约课时，增强学生的学习兴趣，提高教学效果。
• This technology can economize on energy resources, improve the quality of products, make use of low quality raw materials, compared with plastic pressing method.
  这种工艺与塑压法相比，可节约能源，提高产品质量和利用低质原料。
• "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。
• 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。
• Well, I think you ought to try and economize.
  我认为你应该试着节俭些了。