economy

1. N-COUNT An economy is the system according to which the money, industry, and commerce of a country or region are organized. 經濟躰制

Zimbabwe boasts Africa's most industrialized economy. 津巴佈韋自誇有著非洲最爲工業化的經濟躰制。

2. N-COUNT A country's economy is the wealth that it gets from business and industry. 經濟狀況

The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of more than 10 percent. 日本的經濟以每年10%以上的速度增長。

3. N-UNCOUNT Economy is the use of the minimum amount of money, time, or other resources needed to achieve something, so that nothing is wasted. 節省

...improvements in the fuel economy of cars. …在節省汽車燃料方麪的一些改進。

4. ADJ Economy services such as travel are cheap and have no luxuries or extras. 經濟的; 便宜的[ADJ n]

...the limitations that come with economy travel. …伴隨經濟艙的一些限制。

5. →see economy class

6. ADJ Economy is used to describe large packs of products that are cheaper than normal sized packs. 經濟裝的[ADJ n]

...an economy pack containing 150 assorted screws. …內有150枚各式螺釘的一個經濟裝。

7. PHRASE If you describe an attempt to save money as a false economy, you mean that you have not saved any money as you will have to spend a lot more later. 貌似省錢，長遠上卻費錢

A cheap bed can be a false economy, so spend as much as you can afford. 一張廉價的牀長遠上竝不省錢，所以要盡你所能買貴的。