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

• In order to economize, we have to cut down the non-productive expenditure of our factory to a mininum.
  为厉行节约，我们把工厂里非生产性的开支削减到最低限度。
• 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。
• How to economize on water and raise its utilization rate has become another subject to chemical enterprises nowadays.
  合理、节约用水以及提高水的利用率已经成为目前化工企业面临的重要课题。
• "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。
• Economize on energy and resources to develop a cyclic economy.
  节约各类能源和资源，努力发展循环经济。
• 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're going to have to economize from now on
  从现在开始，我们不得不节约开支。
• I'd rather economize on clothes than food.
  我情愿节衣不愿缩食。
• We must economize on fuel.
  我们必须节约燃料。