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're going to have to economize from now on
  从现在开始，我们不得不节约开支。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets.
  好莱坞一直在讨论紧缩电影预算。
• We have to economize on water during the dry season.
  我们在旱季不得不节约用水。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。