economy
noun
adj
ɪˈkɒnəmi
noun
1
the
system
by
which
a
country’s
money
and
goods
are
produced
and
used,
or
a
country
considered
in
this
way
经济; 经济状况; 经济制度
C
a
capitalist
economy
资本主义经济
the
slowdown
in
the
Japanese
economy
日本经济的减缓
2
something
that
you
do
in
order
to
spend
less
money
节约措施，省钱办法
C
The
council
must
make
economies
to
meet
government
spending
targets.
市政会必须采取节约措施以完成政府的开支指标。
Not
insuring
your
belongings
is
a
false
economy
(=it
is
cheaper
but
could
have
bad
results)
.
不给你的个人财产保险实际上并不划算。
3
the
careful
use
of
money,
time,
goods
etc
so
that
nothing
is
wasted
节约; 节俭
U
The
gas
fire
was
turned
low
for
reasons
of
economy.
为了节省而把煤气取暖器开小。
The
company
announced
that
it
would
cut
500
jobs
as
part
of
an
economy
drive
(=a
way
to
save
money)
.
公司宣布，作为节省开支措施之一，将裁员 500 人。
4
economies of scale
the
financial
advantages
of
producing
something
in
very
large
quantities
[术语] 规模经济
technical
adj
5
economy size/pack
a
product
that
is
cheaper
because
you
are
buying
a
larger
amount
〔产品的〕经济装〔指比标准包装量大而便宜的包装〕