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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• We have to economize on water during the dry season.
  我们在旱季不得不节约用水。
• Well, I think you ought to try and economize.
  我认为你应该试着节俭些了。
• Appliance of Frequency Conversion Life Feedwater Equipment and Effect Analysis of Economize on Energy
  变频给水设备的应用和节能效果分析
• "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。
• 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。
• Hollywood has been talking about economizing on movie budgets.
  好莱坞一直在讨论紧缩电影预算。