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economize on sth
on后接节约的对象。
We need to economize on water during the drought.
干旱期间我们需要节约用水。
节省；节约
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节省；节约
to use money, resources, etc. carefully so that you do not waste them
We need to economize on water during the drought.
干旱期间我们需要节约用水。
节约,节省；避免浪费或奢侈。
To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
节俭地使用；节省。
To use frugally.
economize
Base
原形
economizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
economizing
-ing
现在分词
economized
Past
过去式
economized
Past participle
过去分词
She economizes by using less water.
她通过少用水来节省。
They economized on electricity last winter.
去年冬天他们节约用电。
He is economizing his time.
他正在节约时间。
节约，节省
To save for a house, they decided to economize on dining out.
为了攒钱买房，他们决定节省外出就餐的开支。
She economized by using public transportation instead of driving.
她通过乘坐公共交通而非开车来节省开支。
Economizing on electricity can reduce your monthly bills.
节约用电可以减少你每月的账单。
on后接节约的对象。
We need to economize on water during the drought.
干旱期间我们需要节约用水。
及物用法，后接具体节约的东西。
She tried to economize every penny.
她试图节省每一分钱。
by后接节约的方式。
They economized by taking the bus instead of driving.
他们通过坐公交车而不是开车来节约。
Not this
We should economize money.
Use this
We should economize on money.
动词 economize 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，必须加介词 on 才能表示“节约某物”。
Not this
We need to make economize.
Use this
We need to economize.
economize 本身就是动词，不应与 make 连用；直接使用动词原形作谓语即可。
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