- 1vB2/ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz/ · /ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz/節省；節約
To spend or use less money, time, or things, especially by buying only what you need or choosing cheaper things.
示範例句 · Example
Sorry, I can't come out tonight — I'm trying to economize.
逐字對不起，我今晚不能出來——我正在試著節省。
「economize」核心意思是「少花、少用」——錢、時間、水電、食物都可以。核心畫面可以想成「把花費／用量往下壓」：只買真正需要的、選比較便宜的、或少用一些。常見骨架：try to economize、economize on food／fuel、economize by eating at home。英式拼法是 economise。跟 save：save 常是把錢存起來；economize 是省著花、省著用。跟 economical：economical 是形容詞（省錢的）；economize 是動詞（去節省）。
常見搭配
try / need to economize
試著／必須節省
attempt or have to spend or use less
After buying school supplies, Leo tried to economize for a week.
economize on something
在…方面節省
spend or use less of a particular thing
Families often economize on snacks and drinks first.
economize by doing something
藉由做某事來節省
spend less by using a cheaper or simpler method
We economize by cooking at home instead of eating out.
economize on food / fuel / water
節省食物／燃料／水
use less food, fuel, or water, or spend less on them
Please economize on water during the dry weeks.
economise (British spelling)
economize 的英式拼法
British English spelling of economize
In British books you may see: We must economise this month.
start / begin to economize
開始節省
begin spending or using less from now on
We're going to have to start to economize from now on.
用法接近
scrimp and savecut expensesspend lessconserve
core核心畫面
Picture someone going through the shopping list and crossing things off, or turning the heating down a notch: the aim is not to have less, but to make what you have go further. Careful use rather than going without.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
economizeverb/iˈkɑnəmaɪz/
- 1
To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
- 2
To use frugally.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。