"economize" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 節省
• 節約

Definition

小心地使用金錢、資源或時間，以避免浪費；為了多儲蓄而減少花費。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比“save”更正式，常在書面或正式場合使用。常與“on”或“by”搭配（如 economize on travel）。避免與“economic”或“economical”混淆。

Examples

We need to economize on our electricity bill this month.

我們這個月需要在電費上**節省**。

She tries to economize by cooking at home.

她試圖通過在家做飯來**節省**。

To economize, we stopped buying bottled water.

為了**節省**，我們不再買瓶裝水。

If you want to travel more, you'll have to economize elsewhere.

如果你想多旅行，就得在其他地方**節省**。

We really have to economize now that prices have gone up.

既然價格上漲了，我們確實得**節省**了。

He managed to economize without sacrificing comfort.

他做到**節省**了，但沒有犧牲舒適。