economical

英 [ˌiːkə'nɒmɪkl] 美 [ˌiːkə'nɑːmɪkl]

• adj. 节俭的；经济的；合算的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 节约的,节俭的,经济的

   using money, time, goods, etc.carefully and without waste

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 节俭的
2. 经济的
3. 节约的
4. 精打细算的
5. 经济学的
6. 经济上的
7. 实惠的
8. 简洁的
9. 省钱的
10. 合算的
11. 俭约的
12. 经济学上的
13. 廉价的
14. 用简洁的文字表达的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness;

   "an economic use of home heating oil"
   "a modern economical heating system"
   "an economical use of her time"
   

2. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth;

   "economic growth"
   "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
   

3. avoiding waste;

   "an economical meal"
   "an economical shopper"
   "a frugal farmer"
   "a frugal lunch"
   "a sparing father and a spending son"
   "sparing in their use of heat and light"
   "stinting in bestowing gifts"
   "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"
   "`scotch' is used only informally"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.
   她是一个节俭的家庭主妇，她全家的花销不大。
2. We are advocate economical life.
   我们提倡俭朴的生活。
3. This is not an economical method of heating.
   这不是一种经济的取暖方式。
4. She writes novels with economical style.
   她以简练的风格写小说。
5. She is economical in her use of salt when cooking.
   她烹饪时用盐很少。
6. A monthly is more economical than 4 weeklies.
   一张月票比四张周票上算。
7. When we had done the costings on the project, it was clear it would not be economical to go ahead with it.
   我们计算了成本，清楚表明这项工程不合算。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Economical shoppers wait for auction sales.
   节俭的购物者等待大拍卖。
2. She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.
   她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
3. We bought a small car for economical reason.
   由于经济上的原因,我们买了一辆小汽车。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. He has to be economical, because he hasn't much money.
   他非得节俭不可,因为他没多少钱。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. This company is economical in the use of its funds.
   这个公司节约使用资金。
2. We must be economical of our natural resources.
   我们不能滥用自然资源。
3. You should be more economical of your energy.
   你应该多多节省你的精力。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The car is economical to run.
   开这辆汽车费用很省。

经典引文

• She's economical (I call it mean) in her coal.

  出自： R. Kipling

• Then we can share a taxi, and be economical.

  出自： T. S. Eliot

• An economical way of providing online computer services.

  出自：Minicomputer Forum

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• economical heater 节约的暖气装置
• economical housewife 节俭的主妇
• economical stove 省燃料的炉子
• economical style 简练的文体

副词+～

• fairly economical 相当节俭
• habitually economical 节俭成习
• methodically economical 妥善利用

～+介词

• economical of fuel 节省燃料
• economical of one's energy〔money〕 省精力〔钱〕

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

economical, economic, economy, financial

• 这四个词都可以表示“经济的”。economic除指“经济的”(即与国计民生有关的)外,还表示“经济上有收益的,有利可图的”; economical指“节约的,精打细算的”; financial指“财政的,财务的,财力的”; economy作形容词用在名词前面,构成名词短语,其含意相当于economical。

近反义词

【近义词】

• saving
• sparing

【反义词】

• expensive
• uneconomical
• wasteful