economize多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
節省；撙節開支
多益必考動詞，等於economy動詞化
To economize during exam season, Mia switched from bubble tea to homemade tea every day.
為了在考試季節省開銷，Mia把每天喝的手搖飲換成自己泡的茶。
一個畫面：捏緊荷包
抓緊荷包手用力握住錢包，捨不得鬆手
劃掉項目把不必要的花費一項項刪掉
省水省電生活中能省則省，降低消耗
義項
荷包縮水C1verb節省；撙節開支
With costs rising, it's important to economize where you can, such as by carpooling to work.
隨著成本上升，盡可能撙節開支很重要，例如共乘上班。
economize on fueleconomize on electricity
片語
economize on省一點 →在特定項目上撙節開支
你會不會這樣說？
Rising fuel costs forced the family to ___ on unnecessary trips. (economize / economic)
看答案
economize
economize 是動詞，economic 是形容詞，詞性不同不可互換。
economize 在英式英文中可拼成下列何者？(A) economise (B) economyze (C) econimize
看答案
(A)
英式英文字尾常用 -ise，economise 即是英式拼法。
字族
economy 經濟；節約・economic 經濟的・economical 節儉的；划算的
順路看看
conserve — 保存資源，強調避免浪費多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室節電
The office is trying to economize on electricity by turning off unused monitors.
辦公室正試著關閉未使用的螢幕，以節省用電。
差旅開支管理
The sales team economized on travel expenses by combining two client visits into one trip.
業務團隊把兩次客戶拜訪合併成一趟行程，以節省差旅開支。
詞族
economize verb 節省；撙節開支・economized verb (past tense / past participle) 節省了；已撙節・economical adjective 節省資源的；省錢的・economically adverb 以節省資源或金錢的方式
四選一
The office plans to ____ on electricity by switching off unused lights.
看答案
economize
plans to 後接原形動詞，因此選 economize。economical 是形容詞，economically 是副詞，都不能充當此處的動詞；economized 是過去式或過去分詞，不符合 to 不定詞的形式。
同義改寫
The department needs to economize on office supplies this quarter. → The department needs to use office supplies more sparingly this quarter.
此處 economize on 指節制使用辦公用品，與 use office supplies more sparingly 意義相同。
The team economized on accommodation by choosing less expensive hotels. → The team reduced its accommodation spending by choosing less expensive hotels.
選擇較便宜旅館的情境明確指向節省住宿開支，因此可改寫為 reduced its accommodation spending。