节约的,节俭的,经济的 using money, time, goods, etc.carefully and without waste
英英释义
Adjective:
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"
of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth;
"economic growth"
"aspects of social, political, and economical life"
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"
economical的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
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。
We are advocate economical life. 我们提倡俭朴的生活。
This is not an economical method of heating. 这不是一种经济的取暖方式。
She writes novels with economical style. 她以简练的风格写小说。
She is economical in her use of salt when cooking. 她烹饪时用盐很少。
A monthly is more economical than 4 weeklies. 一张月票比四张周票上算。
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。