e·con·o·my

noun

/ɪˈkɒnəmi/

/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/

(plural economies)

(often the economy)
[countable] the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region经济；经济情况；经济结构
- The economy is in recession.经济处于衰退之中。
- The world economy is still suffering from the effects of the pandemic.世界经济仍在遭受疫情影响。
- Tourism clearly dominates the local economy.旅游业明显主导着当地经济。
- He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy.他赞成减税以刺激经济。
- to boost/revive/grow the economy提振／重振／发展经济
- Over the past few years, the country's economy has grown at a record pace.在过去的几年里，该国经济以空前的速度增长。
see also black economy, command economy, consumer economy, controlled economy, digital economy, gig economy, global economy, market economy, mixed economy, new economy, planned economy, political economy, sharing economy, tiger economy, underground economy
Collocations The economy
The economyManaging the economy
- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
Economic problems
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
politics, vote
Wordfinder
- afford
- bank
- bankrupt
- capital
- economy
- expense
- finance
- invest
- money
- profit
Extra Examples
- A downturn in the economy is affecting many small businesses.经济衰退影响到很多小企业。
- Agriculture was the backbone of the economy.从前农业是经济支柱。
- Cuba should have been able to diversify its economy.古巴本应该有能力使经济更加多元化。
- Each party has its own strategy for building a strong economy.各政党都有各自壮大经济的策略。
- It's the industry which keeps our national economy moving.这一产业保证国家经济运行。
- Japan successfully modernized its economy.日本成功实现了经济现代化。
- Income from this exported crop drove the economy of Mali.这种农作物出口的收入推动了马里的经济增长。
- Government measures to slow the economy failed to curb fuel demand growth.政府控制经济增速的措施未能遏制燃油需求的增加。
- A small manufacturing sector inhibits growth in the economy.制造业规模太小有碍经济增长。
- In order for our bubble economy to continue expanding, Americans must continue spending.为了让我们的泡沫经济继续膨胀，美国人必须继续消费。
- Should we be worried that a dollar crisis threatens the economy?我们应该为美元危机对经济造成威胁感到担忧吗？
- The South African economy emerged from decades of international isolation.南非的经济摆脱了与国际社会隔离了几十年的状况。
- The government devalued the currency to try to revive the flagging economy.政府使货币贬值以振兴衰退的经济。
- The region has an economy based on services and finance.该地区的经济以服务业和金融业为基础。
- This massive retailer has been shaping the economy for a decade.十年来这一大型零售商一直在左右着经济。
- a modern industrial economy现代工业经济
- Transport workers are employed in all sectors of the economy.所有经济部门都雇有运输工人。
- The government has been criticized over the state of the economy.政府因其管理下的经济状况而受到批评。
- The economy is booming.经济正在蓬勃发展。
- the current slowdown/growth in the economy当前经济放缓/增长
- Immigrants are paying taxes and contributing to the economy.移民正在纳税并为经济做出贡献。
Topics Moneyb1, Politicsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- booming
- buoyant
- dynamic
- …
verb + economy
- build
- create
- rebuild
- …
economy + verb
- boom
- develop
- expand
- …
phrases
- an area of the economy
- a sector of the economy
- the backbone of the economy
- …
[countable] a country, when you are thinking about its economic system（就经济体制而言）国家；经济制度
- Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s.在 20 世纪 90 年代爱尔兰是西欧经济发展最快的国家之一。
- emerging economies (= that are starting to grow)新兴经济体（= 开始增长）
- developed economies发达经济体
Topics Moneyb2
[countable, uncountable] the use of resources in a way that avoids waste俭省；不浪费
- The company has improved the fuel economy of all its vehicles.公司改进了所有车辆的节油性能。
- It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long).买便宜衣服实际上划不来。
- (British English) We're on an economy drive at home (= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible).我们正在家里实行勤俭节约。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- significant
- false
- fuel
- …
verb + economy
- achieve
- make
economy + noun
- drive
preposition
- economy in
phrases
- economy of effort
- economy of movement
- economy of scale
- …
[uncountable] (in compound nouns) offering good value for money实惠；划算
- Buy the large economy pack.购买大包经济装。
economies
[plural] ways of saving money节约措施；省钱方法
- We need to make substantial economies.我们需要厉行节约。
- Large firms can benefit from economies of scale (= by producing many items the cost of producing each one is reduced).大公司可受益于规模经济。
- economies in something possible economies in phone costs电话成本可能节省
economy of something [uncountable, singular] a way of using as little of something as possible节约；节省
- a technique based on economy of effort基于省力的技术
- She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words).她文笔简练。
- It was impressive to see her economy of movement as she worked the machine.令人印象深刻的是她操作机器十分省力。
(also economy class)
[uncountable] the cheapest class of air travel（客机的）经济舱
- We flew economy.我们乘坐经济舱。
- an economy fare/ticket/seat/passenger 经济舱票价／机票／座位／乘客

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘management of material resources’): from French économie, or via Latin from Greek oikonomia ‘household management’, based on oikos ‘house’ + nemein ‘manage’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.

单词	economy
释义	e·con·o·my noun /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/ (plural economies) (often the economy) [countable] the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region经济；经济情况；经济结构 The economy is in recession.经济处于衰退之中。 The world economy is still suffering from the effects of the pandemic.世界经济仍在遭受疫情影响。 Tourism clearly dominates the local economy.旅游业明显主导着当地经济。 He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy.他赞成减税以刺激经济。 to boost/revive/grow the economy提振／重振／发展经济 Over the past few years, the country's economy has grown at a record pace.在过去的几年里，该国经济以空前的速度增长。 see also black economy, command economy, consumer economy, controlled economy, digital economy, gig economy, global economy, market economy, mixed economy, new economy, planned economy, political economy, sharing economy, tiger economy, underground economy Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy handle/run/manage the economy boost investment/spending/employment/growth stimulate demand/the economy/industry cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition encourage/work with/compete with the private sector increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming enjoy an economic/housing/property boom Economic problems push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession experience/suffer a recession/downturn fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment create/burst a housing/stock market bubble cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust Public finance cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget increase/boost/slash/cut public spending increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy balance the (state/federal) budget achieve/maintain a balanced budget run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus impose taxes/austerity measures politics, vote Wordfinder afford bank bankrupt capital economy expense finance invest money profit Extra Examples A downturn in the economy is affecting many small businesses.经济衰退影响到很多小企业。 Agriculture was the backbone of the economy.从前农业是经济支柱。 Cuba should have been able to diversify its economy.古巴本应该有能力使经济更加多元化。 Each party has its own strategy for building a strong economy.各政党都有各自壮大经济的策略。 It's the industry which keeps our national economy moving.这一产业保证国家经济运行。 Japan successfully modernized its economy.日本成功实现了经济现代化。 Income from this exported crop drove the economy of Mali.这种农作物出口的收入推动了马里的经济增长。 Government measures to slow the economy failed to curb fuel demand growth.政府控制经济增速的措施未能遏制燃油需求的增加。 A small manufacturing sector inhibits growth in the economy.制造业规模太小有碍经济增长。 In order for our bubble economy to continue expanding, Americans must continue spending.为了让我们的泡沫经济继续膨胀，美国人必须继续消费。 Should we be worried that a dollar crisis threatens the economy?我们应该为美元危机对经济造成威胁感到担忧吗？ The South African economy emerged from decades of international isolation.南非的经济摆脱了与国际社会隔离了几十年的状况。 The government devalued the currency to try to revive the flagging economy.政府使货币贬值以振兴衰退的经济。 The region has an economy based on services and finance.该地区的经济以服务业和金融业为基础。 This massive retailer has been shaping the economy for a decade.十年来这一大型零售商一直在左右着经济。 a modern industrial economy现代工业经济 Transport workers are employed in all sectors of the economy.所有经济部门都雇有运输工人。 The government has been criticized over the state of the economy.政府因其管理下的经济状况而受到批评。 The economy is booming.经济正在蓬勃发展。 the current slowdown/growth in the economy当前经济放缓/增长 Immigrants are paying taxes and contributing to the economy.移民正在纳税并为经济做出贡献。 Topics Moneyb1, Politicsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective booming buoyant dynamic … verb + economy build create rebuild … economy + verb boom develop expand … phrases an area of the economy a sector of the economy the backbone of the economy … [countable] a country, when you are thinking about its economic system（就经济体制而言）国家；经济制度 Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s.在 20 世纪 90 年代爱尔兰是西欧经济发展最快的国家之一。 emerging economies (= that are starting to grow)新兴经济体（= 开始增长） developed economies发达经济体 Topics Moneyb2 [countable, uncountable] the use of resources in a way that avoids waste俭省；不浪费 The company has improved the fuel economy of all its vehicles.公司改进了所有车辆的节油性能。 It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long).买便宜衣服实际上划不来。 (British English) We're on an economy drive at home (= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible).我们正在家里实行勤俭节约。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective significant false fuel … verb + economy achieve make economy + noun drive preposition economy in phrases economy of effort economy of movement economy of scale … [uncountable] (in compound nouns) offering good value for money实惠；划算 Buy the large economy pack.购买大包经济装。 economies [plural] ways of saving money节约措施；省钱方法 We need to make substantial economies.我们需要厉行节约。 Large firms can benefit from economies of scale (= by producing many items the cost of producing each one is reduced).大公司可受益于规模经济。 economies in something possible economies in phone costs电话成本可能节省 economy of something [uncountable, singular] a way of using as little of something as possible节约；节省 a technique based on economy of effort基于省力的技术 She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words).她文笔简练。 It was impressive to see her economy of movement as she worked the machine.令人印象深刻的是她操作机器十分省力。 (also economy class) [uncountable] the cheapest class of air travel（客机的）经济舱 We flew economy.我们乘坐经济舱。 an economy fare/ticket/seat/passenger 经济舱票价／机票／座位／乘客 Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘management of material resources’): from French économie, or via Latin from Greek oikonomia ‘household management’, based on oikos ‘house’ + nemein ‘manage’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.
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