economy

[i'kɔnəmi]

n.经济, 节约
adj.经济的, 廉价的

n.

1. 节约, 节省[C][U]

The employees of the firm practised economy in doing everything.

该公司的雇员做任何事都厉行节约。

2. 经济; 经济情况; 经济结构[U][C]

The nation's economy is growing rapidly.

这个国家的经济在快速增长。

3. (客机的)经济舱(=economy class)

a.

廉价的; 经济的

词形变化

名词复数: economies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.节约, 节省

thrift  frugality  saving  

同义参见:

abstinence  economical  

反义:

n.节约, 节省

luxury  

英英释义

名词 economy:

the system of production and distribution and consumption

同义词：economic system

the efficient use of resources

frugality in the expenditure of money or resources

同义词：thriftiness

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

同义词：saving

补充

economyeconomy英:[iˈkɔnəmi] 美:[ɪˈkɑnəmi]n.1.节约, 节省2.经济体制, 经济状况

例句

1. Zimbabwe boasts Africa's most industrialised economy.津巴布韦拥有非洲工业化程度最高的经济体制。 2. New England's economy is still largely based on manufacturing.新英格兰的经济体制仍主要基于制造业。 3. an agricultural economy农业经济 4. a socialist economy社会主义经济 5. The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of more than 10 per cent.日本经济以年增长率超过10%的速度增长。 6. His flat was small, for reasons of economy.为了省钱, 他住在一间小公寓里。 7. They will make economies by hiring fewer part-time workers.他们将通过减少雇用兼职工人来节省开支。 8. A cheap bed can be a false economy.便宜的床看似省钱, 其实可能不然。 9. improvements in the fuel economy of cars汽车节油方面的改进 10. economy of language语言简练 11. There was mostly silence. I have never known such economy with words.大部分时候都是沉默, 我还从未见过如此惜字如金的情形。 12. the less-developed economies.较不发达的经济状况。 13. a free-market economy.自由市场经济。 14. fuel economy.燃料的充分利用。 15. economy of words.语言简练。 16. there were many economies to be made by giving up our offices in central London.放弃我们在伦敦市中心的办公室可以在许多方面节约开支。 17. we flew economy.我们乘的是经济舱。 18. an economy pack of soap flakes.一包经济装肥皂。 19. a new 1.1 litre economy engine.一台1.1升新型节油发动机。 20. There are signs of improvement in the economy.经济有复苏的迹象。 21. the economies of America and Japan美日两国的经济 22. economy class (= the cheapest class of air travel)经济舱（客机上最便宜的座位） 23. an economy pack经济装 24. The war altered the country's economy.战争改变了这个国家的经济。 25. An increase in tourism will help the city's economy.旅游业的增长将有助于这个城市的经济发展。 26. "We currently have a strong/weak economy. [=many/few goods and services are being produced, sold, and bought]"我们目前的经济强劲/疲软。 27. the Mexican economy = Mexico's economy 墨西哥的经济 28. the world/global economy 世界/全球经济 29. the region's fishing/information/retail economy 这个区域的渔业/信息/零售经济 30. People are worried about (the state of) the economy. [=their country's economy]人们对于经济状况感到担忧。 31. changes in the economy 经济变革 32. We must learn to practice economy.我们必须学会践行节约。 33. a writer known for her economy of language [=her careful use of language; her use of only the words that are most necessary]以文字简练而出名的作家 34. cars with better fuel economy [=cars that use less fuel]节油型轿车 35. We'll also benefit from the economies provided by more efficient energy sources.我们也将从更有效的能源所带来的节约中获益。 36. Mass production creates economies of scale. [=situations in which it costs less to produce something because you are producing a lot at one time]批量生产形成了规模经济。 37. Using cheap materials proved to be a false economy. [=it cost less at first but resulted in more money being spent later]使用廉价材料表面上省钱，实际上并不划算。 38. It would be false economy to repair the leak without replacing the pipe.只修复裂缝而不更换管道是治标不治本，最终会得不偿失。 39. "an economy car [=a car that costs less to buy, drive, maintain, etc.]"经济型轿车 40. an economy class ticket [=the least expensive kind of airline ticket]经济舱票 41. an economy-size bottle/bag/box [=a large bottle/bag/box that you buy for less money than it would cost to get the same amount in several smaller containers]实惠型大瓶装/袋装/盒装