| 词汇 | economy-drive |
| 释义 | economy drive noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi ˌdraɪv/ us /ɪˈkɑː.nə.mi ˌdraɪv/ an attempt to save money by spending as little as possible: 勤俭节约 on an economy driveI don't think we'll be going anywhere expensive - Guy's on an economy drive.我想，我们不会去任何花钱太多的地方——盖伊正勒紧裤带攒钱呢。 Budgeting money budget budget something for something budgetary couponing cut back defund draw/pull in your hornsidiom economy make ends meetidiom on a shoestringidiom pinch price-sensitive put/lay something on/to one sideidiom save (something) up save on something scrimp set someone against someone skimp tighten your beltidiom economy drive | Business Englisheconomy drive noun[ S ] ukus an effort to reduce the amount of money that you spend: 31% of the workforce will be cut as part of an economy drive. Examples of economy driveeconomy drive Most asylum administrators and doctors seem to have believed that these forms were part of an economydrive designed to hive off certain groups of patients into much cheaper facilities. It may be thought that even in the middle of an economydrive such a princely sum is not likely to attract very many recruits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No business should put up its prices without undergoing a thorough economydrive throughout the whole organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I congratulate my predecessor on the fact that he began the economydrive in 1949. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps our economydrive started rather earlier than some people imagine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He spoke not of an improved service but of an economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of a cutback or an economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he is now being committed more and more, as becomes evident almost every time he speaks, to a great economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing could do this better than making an exception of them in the economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stations are at risk in every so-called economydrive and a weak station manager could be open to pressure from local political leaders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Insufficiently speculative for the academic, too far from profitable application for the industrialist, it is so easily squeezed out in an economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He felt that that was not enough, so he announced an economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was emphasised then by many speakers that moving people from residential care into the community should not be seen as part of an economydrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Free trade and lax laws propelled an economy driven by opium and vice. By differentiating taxes according to impact on the environment, we can discourage harmful practices, promote economy drives and stimulate technological innovation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of economy drive These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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