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

• Power demand side management is one of effective measures to economize on energy and reduce discharge.
  电力需求侧管理是实现节能减排目标的有效措施之一。
• We have to economize on water during the dry season.
  我们在旱季不得不节约用水。
• This technology can economize on energy resources, improve the quality of products, make use of low quality raw materials, compared with plastic pressing method.
  这种工艺与塑压法相比，可节约能源，提高产品质量和利用低质原料。
• Well, I think you ought to try and economize.
  我认为你应该试着节俭些了。
• 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're going to have to economize from now on
  从现在开始，我们不得不节约开支。
• We should effectively protect, rationally exploit and economize on natural resources.
  切实保护、合理开发和节约使用各种自然资源。
• The paper analyzes the right and duty for enterprise to pay tax and put forward the methods for enterprise plan to economize the amount tax.
  本文分析了税法赋予纳税人的权利和义务，提出了企业纳税筹划的具体方法，达到了节税的目的。
• The economize oil control system of city gasoline automobile braking was studied and developed in this paper.
  对城市运行汽油车制动减速节油控制系统进行了研究与开发。
• This new machine will help economize on raw materials.
  这台新机器将有助于节约原材料。