economize 详细解释

economize

[i'kɔnəmaiz]

v.节约, 节省, 有效地利用
=economise(英)

vi.

节约, 节省[(+on)]

He economized by using buses instead of taking taxis.

他不坐出租车而改乘公共汽车以节省钱。

We have to economize on water during the dry season.

我们在旱季不得不节约用水。

vt.

节约, 节省

词形变化

名词: economizer | 动词过去式: economized | 动词过去分词: economized | 动词现在分词: economizing | 动词第三人称单数: economizes |

词义辨析

同义:

v.节约

conserve  save  use sparingly  be frugal

v.节省

save  put ... aside

v.节俭

scrimp  skimp  pinch pennies  tighten one's belt  be sparing or frugal  be parsimonious  stint

v.缩减

cut  trim  retrench  curtail  straiten  limit  

同义参见:

save  husband  

英英释义

动词 economize:

use cautiously and frugally

同义词:conserve, husband, economise

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

同义词:save, economise

补充

economizeeconomize英:[i(:)ˈkɔnəmaiz] 美:[ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪz]v.1.节约,节省,有效地利用

例句

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. We'll have to economize on our expenses.我们将不得不节约开支。 3. Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets.好莱坞一直在讨论缩减电影预算。 4. The weavers economized their spending for the purchase of looms.织工们为了买织机节衣缩食。 5. to economize time, money,or energy节省时间、金钱或精力 6. to economize on fuel节省燃料 7. to economize in sugar节约食糖 8. I have to economize where I can.能节省的地方我都得节省。 9. people on low incomes may try to economize on fuel.低收入的人可能会试图节约燃料。 10. He was born into a wealthy family and never learned to economize.他出身富裕之家,从不知道节俭。 11. We're finding new ways to economize [=save] on fuel.我们正在寻找节省燃料的新方法。 12. efforts to economize [=save] fuel/time节省燃料/时间的努力