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。
• Appliance of Frequency Conversion Life Feedwater Equipment and Effect Analysis of Economize on Energy
  变频给水设备的应用和节能效果分析
• We're going to have to economize from now on
  从现在开始，我们不得不节约开支。
• The best way to economize is to raise the quality of products.
  提高产品质量是最大的节约。
• 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。
• We have to economize on water during the dry season.
  我们在旱季不得不节约用水。
• "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。
• 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。
• We must economize on fuel.
  我们必须节约燃料。