economy

1. N-COUNT An economy is the system according to which the money, industry, and commerce of a country or region are organized. 經(jīng)濟(jì)體制

Zimbabwe boasts Africa's most industrialized economy. 津巴布韋自夸有著非洲最為工業(yè)化的經(jīng)濟(jì)體制。

2. N-COUNT A country's economy is the wealth that it gets from business and industry. 經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況

The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of more than 10 percent. 日本的經(jīng)濟(jì)以每年10%以上的速度增長(zhǎng)。

3. N-UNCOUNT Economy is the use of the minimum amount of money, time, or other resources needed to achieve something, so that nothing is wasted. 節(jié)省

...improvements in the fuel economy of cars. …在節(jié)省汽車(chē)燃料方面的一些改進(jìn)。

4. ADJ Economy services such as travel are cheap and have no luxuries or extras. 經(jīng)濟(jì)的; 便宜的[ADJ n]

...the limitations that come with economy travel. …伴隨經(jīng)濟(jì)艙的一些限制。

5. →see economy class

6. ADJ Economy is used to describe large packs of products that are cheaper than normal sized packs. 經(jīng)濟(jì)裝的[ADJ n]

...an economy pack containing 150 assorted screws. …內(nèi)有150枚各式螺釘?shù)囊粋€(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)裝。

7. PHRASE If you describe an attempt to save money as a false economy, you mean that you have not saved any money as you will have to spend a lot more later. 貌似省錢(qián)，長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)上卻費(fèi)錢(qián)

A cheap bed can be a false economy, so spend as much as you can afford. 一張廉價(jià)的床長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)上并不省錢(qián)，所以要盡你所能買(mǎi)貴的。