economy
n
1 [C, U] (instance of) avoidance of waste (of money, strength, time, resources, etc) (金钱、 力气、 时间、 资源等的)节省, 节约
practise economy 实行节约
It's an economy to buy good shoes; they cost more, but they last much longer than cheap ones. 购买质量高的鞋很经济; 虽花钱多, 但比廉价鞋耐穿得多.
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We're having an economy drive (ie making a special effort to avoid waste or misuse of resources, etc) at school. 我们学校正开展节约运动(尽 量避免浪费或滥用资源).
an economy pack, ie a large amount of a product offered for sale at a reduced price 经济装(减价发售的大包装货品)
economy class, ie the cheapest class of (air) travel 经济舱(最低廉的客机舱位).
2 [U] control and management of money, resources, etc of a community, society, household, etc 理财
political economy 政治经济学
domestic economy 国内经济.
3 [C] (often 常作 the economy) operation and management of a country's money supply, trade and industry; economic system (国家的)经济管理; 经济制度
The state of the economy is very worrying. 目前的经济状况令人十分担忧.
The economies of Japan and China 日本和中国的经济制度.
No, just a few. For example, most Canadians say news [nju:z], but Americans say [nu:z]. We mainly use American words, but we use quite a lot of British words too. We fill our cars with gas, which is American, but we turn on the tap which is British En