launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起/进行/接受/阻止收购投标
(BrEalsoBudget) [C, usually sing.]anofficialstatementbythegovernmentofacountry'sincomefromtaxes, etc. andhowitwillbespent政府的年度预算◆taxcutsinthisyear'sbudget本年度政府预算中的税收削减◆abudgetdeficit(= whenthegovernmentspendsmoremoneythanitearns)政府预算赤字The economy经济
run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字/盈余
➡collocations atpolitics, vote
🔑budgetBrE/ˈbʌdʒɪt/NAmE/ˈbʌdʒɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theybudgetBrE/ˈbʌdʒɪt/NAmE/ˈbʌdʒɪt/present simple - he / she / itbudgetsBrE/ˈbʌdʒɪts/NAmE/ˈbʌdʒɪts/past simplebudgetedBrE/ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd/past participlebudgetedBrE/ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈbʌdʒɪtɪd/ -ing formbudgetingBrE/ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˈbʌdʒɪtɪŋ/[I, T]tobecarefulabouttheamountofmoneyyouspend; toplantospendanamountofmoneyforaparticularpurpose谨慎花钱；把…编入预算◆Ifwebudgetcarefullywe'llbeabletoaffordthetrip. 我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。◆~forsthI'vebudgetedfortwonewmembersofstaff. 我已经把两名新职员名额编入预算。◆~sth (forsth)Tenmillionfrancshasbeenbudgetedfortheproject. 为该工程已编制了一千万法郎的预算。◆~sth (atsth)Theprojecthasbeenbudgetedattenmillionfrancs. 该工程已制订一千万法郎的预算。savebudget ⬥ economize ⬥ tighten your belt
These words all mean to spend less money.以上各词均含存钱、节俭之义。
save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing常指为了买某物而攒钱、储蓄：◆I'm saving for a new car.我正攒钱想买辆新车。
budget to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose指谨慎花钱、把…编入预算：◆If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip.我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
economize to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use指节省、节约、节俭
tighten your belt(ratherinformal) to spend less money because there is less available指勒紧腰带省吃俭用：◆With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。
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to save up/budget for sth
to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.以上各词均指产品或服务花钱少或低于预期。
cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉NOTECheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. * cheap 亦可作贬义，指价低质劣：◆a bottle of cheap perfume一瓶低价劣质香水
competitive(of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力
budget[only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service（尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉
affordablecheap enough for most people to afford指多数人买得起或负担得来的
reasonable(of prices) not too expensive指价格不太高、公道的
inexpensive(ratherformal) cheap指不昂贵NOTEInexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality. * inexpensive 常含物有所值之义，有时用以代替 cheap，因为 cheap 可有质量低劣的含义。