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

• 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。
• Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets.
  好莱坞一直在讨论紧缩电影预算。
• Testing analysis can find some lack of item design on forepart of testing, lower the risk of item, raise the testing efficiency, economize the testing cost.
  软件测试分析做好了，可以在测试前期就发现一些项目设计考虑不足之处，降低了项目的风险，提高了测试效率，节约了测试成本。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• We have to economize on our money since we have little left.
  我们剩下的钱不多了，所以我们得节约些。
• I'd rather economize on clothes than food.
  我情愿节衣不愿缩食。
• Economize a great deal of telephone expenses for you.
  为您大幅节约了电话费。
• We have to economize on water during the dry season.
  我们在旱季不得不节约用水。