economical 英 [ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪkl]   美 [ˌikəˈnɑmɪkl]

economical

economical  英 [ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪkl] 美 [ˌikəˈnɑmɪkl]

adj. 经济的;节约的;合算的 

I want most economical packing. 我要最经济的包装。
We must find economical methods for extracting oil from shale. 我们必须找到从页岩中采油的经济方法。

  • Someone who is economical avoids wasting things, like money or food. So if someone sees you wrapping up a bite of food that could be part of tomorrow's lunch, don't let him call you "cheap." Tell him you are economical.
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  • adj. 经济的;节约的;合算的
  • 1. I want most economical packing.

    我要最经济的包装。

  • 2. We must find economical methods for extracting oil from shale.

    我们必须找到从页岩中采油的经济方法。

  • 3. The government should take effective measures to live through this economical crisis.

    政府应采取有效的措施度过这场经济危机。

  • economical (adj.) 1570s, "pertaining to household management;" from economic + -al (1). Sense of "pertaining to political economy" is from 1781, but that sense more commonly goes with economic, and the main modern sense of this spelling is "thrifty" (1780). Related: Economically.
eco·nom·ic·al AWL / ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkl ; NAmE ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl / / ˌekəˈnɒmɪkl ; NAmE ˌekəˈnɑːmɪkl / adjective 1 providing good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent 经济的;实惠的 an economical car to run (= one that does not use too much petrol/gas) 节油型汽车 It would be more economical to buy the bigger size. 买尺寸大点的更实惠。 OPP uneconomical 2 using no more of sth than is necessary 节俭的;节约的;简洁的 an economical use of space 节约利用空间 an economical prose style (= one that uses no unnecessary words) 简炼的散文文体 OPP uneconomical 3 not spending more money than necessary 精打细算的;省钱的 SYN frugal He was economical in all areas of his life. 他在生活的各个方面都精打细算。 IDIOM economical with the ˈtruth a way of saying that sb has left out some important facts, when you do not want to say that they are lying 没把实话全讲出来(婉指某人隐瞒了一些重要事实) eco·nom·ic·al / ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkl ; NAmE ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl /
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