economise是什么意思

2023-12-18 23:32:16

economise

美[ɪkɒnəˌmaɪz] 英[ɪkɒnəmaɪz]

v. 节省

sp. =economize（美）.

近义词：economize，save，husband，conserve，

Verb

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of;
"This move will save money" "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
use cautiously and frugally;
"I try to economize my spare time" "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

Our electricity bills are higher than we can afford–we must start to economize.我们的电费已经高得付不起了——得节省些了。