Word · Frequency #21387
economise
节约;节省
核心释义
to use money or resources carefully; to avoid waste
- 1.
谨慎而节俭地使用
use cautiously and frugally
- 2.
节省花费,避免浪费
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
谨慎而节俭地使用;节省花费,避免浪费;vt. 节约;避免浪费;节省;[经] 节约
用法In use
She always tries to economise on household expenses.
用法提示:动词原形,表示习惯性节约行为。
Last month, they economised by eating out less.
用法提示:动词过去式,描述过去的具体节约措施。
Economising on electricity can reduce your bills.
用法提示:动名词形式作主语,表示节约这一行为。
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。
economise sth
直接接节约的物,常见于较正式用法。
She tries to economise water by taking shorter showers.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- economise on
- 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。
- try to economise
- 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。
- be forced to economise
- 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。
- economise where possible
- 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。
- need to economise
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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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