economise

• vt. 节约，节省
• vi. 节约，节省

英文词源

economise (v.)

chiefly British English spelling of economize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Economised; economising.

双语例句

1. If you're poor you have to economise.

没钱就得省吃俭用.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They set up an influential committee to advise workers on how to economise in food.

他们成立一个强有力的委员会来劝告工人们节约用粮.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The management decided to economise by cutting the dead wood from the workforce, thus reducing the wages bill.

资方决定节省开支,裁减劳动力中的冗员, 这样可以减少工资支出.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Why don't you retrench then - scrape up, hoard , economise?

那么你为什么不节约一下 —— 积累一点, 储蓄一点, 省吃俭用一些 呢 ?

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