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economize [ɪˈkɑ:nəmaɪz]

vi.&vt. 节省，减少开支; 有效地利用;
过去式：: economized 过去分词：: economized 现在分词：: economizing 第三人称单数：: economizes
[同义词] 缩减: retrench trim curtail limit straiten cut
[同义词] 节省: # aside put save
[同义词] 节约: sparingly frugal use save conserve be

例句:

  • 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。
  • We must economize on fuel.
    我们必须节约燃料.
  • I'd rather economize on clothes than food.
    我情愿节衣不愿缩食.
  • Your father wants us to economize He's getting worried about the new taxes.
    来自P. H. Gibbs
  • But the rising price of copper, the main component of bronze, has forced more and more sculptors to economize.
    来自WSJ