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economise on sth
on后接节约的对象。
We need to economise on energy to reduce costs.
我们需要节约能源以降低成本。
节约；节省
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
节约；节省
to use money or resources carefully; to avoid waste
We need to economise on energy to reduce costs.
我们需要节约能源以降低成本。
谨慎而节俭地使用
use cautiously and frugally
节省花费,避免浪费
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
economise
Base
原形
economises
3rd person
第三人称单数
economising
-ing
现在分词
economised
Past
过去式
economised
Past participle
过去分词
We should economise on water.
我们应该节约用水。
She economised by buying second-hand books.
她通过买二手书来省钱。
They are economising on energy this year.
他们今年正在节约能源。
She always tries to economise on household expenses.
她总是尽量节省家庭开支。
Last month, they economised by eating out less.
上个月，他们通过减少外出就餐来节省开支。
Economising on electricity can reduce your bills.
节约用电可以减少你的账单。
on后接节约的对象。
We need to economise on energy to reduce costs.
我们需要节约能源以降低成本。
直接接节约的物，常见于较正式用法。
She tries to economise water by taking shorter showers.
她尽量通过缩短淋浴时间来节约用水。
by后接具体节约方式。
The company economised by reducing staff.
公司通过裁员来节约开支。
Not this
We need to make some economises.
Use this
We need to make some economies.
Economise 是动词，不能用作名词。表示“节约”的名词应为 economy（复数 economies），意为“节约措施”。
Not this
We need to economise for food.
Use this
We need to economise on food.
动词 economise 后接介词 on 表示在某方面节约，而不是 for。固定搭配为 economise on sth.。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在……方面节省；节约
We need to economise on electricity to lower our bills.
我们需要节约用电以减少账单。
设法节省；尽量节约
She tries to economise by taking lunch to work.
她尽量节省，自带午餐上班。
被迫节省开支
The family was forced to economise after the pandemic.
疫情之后，这家人被迫节省开支。
尽可能节省
We should economise where possible to stay within budget.
我们应尽可能节省以不超出预算。
需要节省
If we keep spending this much, we'll need to economise.
如果我们继续这样花钱，就需要节省了。
Use economise naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“经济”(economy)省着花：把econo-看作经济，-mise像“米”省着用，提醒自己节约不浪费。
语域：formal 常见场景：financial planning、policy discussions、environmental reports economise 多用于正式或书面场合，比如财务、政策或环保类文本；日常口语中通常更常说 save。
这些词的结尾 -ise 都读作 /aɪz/（如 realise、organise、recognise、compromise、exercise），与 economise 的结尾发音一致。注意 economy 虽然拼写以 econ- 开头，但读作 /ɪˈkɒnəmi/，结尾是 /i/，不是 /aɪz/，二者发音不同。
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