plural budgets
plural budgets
Learner's definition of BUDGET
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a : an amount of money available for spending that is based on a plan for how it will be spent预算 [count]
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What's the average weekly/monthly/annual budget for a family of five?一个五口之家平均每周/月/年的家庭预算是多少？
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The film has a million-dollar budget.这部电影的预算是一百万美元。
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He's been trying to live on a budget of less than $1,500 a month.他一直努力把每月的生活费控制在1500美元以内。
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a movie with a big budget = a big-budget movie [=a movie that costs a lot of money to make]大制作电影
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a movie with a low/small budget = a low-budget movie [=a movie that does not cost a lot of money to make]小制作电影
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The project was completed on schedule and under budget. [=it was completed for less money than had been planned]这个项目在预算之内按时完成了。
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We're still within budget. [=we still are not spending more money than we planned to spend]我们还没有超出预算。
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The director always goes over budget on his films. [=the director always spends more money than is planned]这位导演拍电影总是超出预算。
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 b [count] : a plan used to decide the amount of money that can be spent and how it will be spent预算案；预算计划 -
We'll have to work out a budget so we can buy a new car.我们得制订一个开支计划，以便能买辆新车。
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The government may have to raise taxes to balance the budget. [=to have enough money to provide the amount that is being spent]政府可能要提高税收来平衡预算。
◊ If you are on a budget, you have planned how you will spend your money usually because you do not have a lot to spend and need to save money.精打细算；节省费用
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The store has great bargains for people on a budget. [=people who do not have much money to spend]精打细算的人在这家商店可以买到廉价商品。
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She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget [=she did not have much money when she started her business] and could not afford to overspend.她开始做生意时资金不充裕，花钱不能大手大脚。
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[count] : an official statement from a government about how much it plans to spend during a particular period of time and how it will pay for the expenses政府预算案
— budgetary
/ˈbʌʤəˌteri/ Brit /ˈbʌʤətri/ adjective, formal 2 budget /ˈbʌʤət/ verb
budgets; budgeted; budgeting
budgets; budgeted; budgeting
Learner's definition of BUDGET
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[+ object] : to plan to spend (an amount of money) for a particular purpose为…编制预算 -
They budgeted millions of dollars to make the film.他们为拍摄这部电影制订了数百万美元的预算。
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The project is budgeted at more than $100,000.这个项目的预算超过10万美元。
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He budgets $50 for entertainment each month.他计划每月在娱乐方面花销50美元。
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[no object] : to make and follow a plan for spending your money编制预算 -
If we budget carefully, we will be able to go on the trip.如果我们精打细算，我们就能去旅行。
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We're budgeting [=saving our money] for a new car.我们正在为买新车做开支计划。
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[+ object] : to plan how to use (something, such as your time)计划；安排
— budgeting
noun [noncount] 3 budget /ˈbʌʤət/ adjective
3 budget
/ˈbʌʤət/
adjective
Learner's definition of BUDGET
always used before a noun
: low in price : suitable for someone who is on a budget价格低的；廉价的；经济型的