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 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。
• The best way to economize is to raise the quality of products.
  提高产品质量是最大的节约。
• 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。
• The management decided to economize by cutting the dead wood from the workforce, thus reducing the wages bill.
  资方决定节省开支，裁减劳动力中的冗员，这样可以减少工资支出。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Economize: prolong much time, the speed can be adujsted, prolong time more than one time;
  节约：延长时间，可调节燃烧速度，延长时间一倍以上；
• "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。