economical

adj. 经济的；节约的；合算的

adj.

节约的；经济的；合算的；

双语释义

节约的,节俭的,经济的 using money, time, goods, etc.carefully and without waste

英英释义

economical[ ,i:kə'nɔmikəl ]

adj.

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

"a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

同义词：economic

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

"aspects of social, political, and economical life"

同义词：economic

avoiding waste

"an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"

同义词：frugalscotchsparingstinting

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

economical heater节约的暖气装置

economical housewife节俭的主妇

economical stove省燃料的炉子

economical style简练的文体

副词+～

fairly economical相当节俭

habitually economical节俭成习

methodically economical妥善利用

～+介词

economical of fuel节省燃料

economical of one's energy〔money〕省精力〔钱〕

词组短语

economical efficiency经济效率，经济效果；经济有效

economical and practical经济实用；经济实惠

economical operation经济运行

economical of节俭，节约

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“节约的”的意思，其区别是：

economical指正当使用财物，强调节省，避免浪费。

thrifty侧重节缩开支，积蓄收入。

economicaladj充分利用而无浪费

thrifyadj花费上节俭；

economical 节约的，节俭的。如：He is economical of money and time.

economic 经济(学)的。如：the economic doctrines of Ricardo(李嘉图的经济学说)

这组词都有“经济的”的意思，其区别是：

financial指“财务的，金钱的，财政的，财力的”。

econmic指与political“政治的”相对而言的“经济的”。

economy在名词前作形容词用，相当于economical，表“节约的”或“经济实惠的”。

economical指与“节约”同义的“经济”，含“节约，不浪费”之意。

双语例句

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。

权威例句

economical (adj.)

1570s, "pertaining to household management;" from economic + -al (1). Sense of "pertaining to political economy" is from 1781, but that sense more commonly goes with economic, and the main modern sense of this spelling is "thrifty" (1780). Related: Economically.

1. I want most economical packing.

我要最经济的包装。

2. We must find economical methods for extracting oil from shale.

我们必须找到从页岩中采油的经济方法。

《新英汉大辞典》

3. The government should take effective measures to live through this economical crisis.

政府应采取有效的措施度过这场经济危机。

《21世纪大英汉词典》

4. Some of the most efficient and economical energy solutions combine energy sources.

一些最有效的以及经济的能源解决方案所结合的能源。

5. In Argentina we have made every political and economical mistake possible for the past 100 years.

过去的100年中，我们在阿根廷犯下了每一个可能犯的政治上和经济上的错误。

6. It is true that it is both convenient and economical to learn this way.

当然，有一点是真的，即：以这种方式学习既方便又经济。

7. It would be a safe and more economical way to test out systems and technology needed for going to the Red Planet.

月球将是一个更安全、更经济的平台，可以用来测试我们去往火星所必须的系统和技术。

8. Large studios became the only economical method to churn out these new high budget "talking" films.

大工作室成为生产这些新的高预算的“讲话的”电影唯一的经济手段。

9. As the amount of data increases, the system provides an economical and efficient approach to scaling capacity—without forcing organizations to overspend on excess hardware and software.

随着数据量的增长，此系统提供一种经济高效的方法来扩充容量 ——组织不必将大量资金花费到过剩的硬件和软件上。

10. Infrastructure investment is critical and Americans need to support the development of a smarter grid and understand its environmental and economical benefits.

基础设施投资是关键，美国人必须支持更智能电网的发展，并明白其在环境和经济上的效益。

11. That way, manufacturers will find it economical to put chips not only in phones but also in television sets, sewing machines, robots and so on.

如此看来，制造商会发现不仅在手机中而且在电视、缝纫机、机器人等机器中植入芯片是经济的。

12. This mountain chain that so neatly divides the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe also seems to have cut it off for so long from the European cultural, political and economical mainstream.

该山脉如此巧妙地将伊比利亚-比利牛斯地区从其它欧洲地区分离出来，同时它似乎还将此地与欧洲的主流文化、政治以及经济分隔开。

13. It merely took a few prostitutes off the street for a short period of time, while ignoring the socio-economical causes of prostitution.

它仅仅只是在一段短时间内把一些妓女从大街上离开，却忽略了当妓女的根本原因是经济能力。

14. Locomotion really is priced by the step, so increased stride length has tremendous economical advantages.

移动能力是由步长决定的，因此增加步幅有着巨大的经济优势。

15. The survey results suggest that the magic of air travel has been replaced by travellers’ desire to reach destinations at the most economical price.

研究结果显示，航空旅行的魅力，已经被旅行者要以最经济的价格抵达目的地的欲望所代替。

16. If wind farms proved to be economical, we would invest in them.

如果风电被证明是经济的，我们也会投资。

17. This was a social, economical and religious disaster for all people from the peasants to the Lords and Kings.

对所有人——自农民至地主和国王——而言，这是无疑是场社会、、经济、宗教灾难。

18. More economical than XML in terms of data size, at the expense of readability.

在数据可读性费用方面、就数据大小而言比XML更经济。

19. Make sure he understands that the more economical solution would be to cut $25 from the ”wants” column.

必须让他明白把“可选”列的项目削减25美元才是更经济的解决之道。

20. Which method of making the metal helmet is more economical in total?

生产这种金属头盔的方法哪一种总体上更节约（经济）?

21. But because it does not need to receive further treatments—a shed made from treated wood would not need regular applications of creosote, for example—it should prove economical over its lifetime.

但由于它不需要进行进一步处理—比如说由处理过的木材制成的平房将不再需要进行定期的杂酚油浸(渍)处理，因此，在其生命周期内将被证明更加经济。

22. Bhutan is one of the most isolated nations in the world, and one where local traditions have remained the most unaffected by Western styles and economical practices.

不丹是世界上最封闭的国家，其地方传统很好地保持下来，没有受到西方生活方式和经济活动的影响。

23. Bhutan is one of the most isolated nations in the world, and one where local traditions have remained the most unaffected by Western styles and economical practices.

不丹是世界上最封闭的国家，其地方传统很好地保持下来，没有受到西方生活方式和经济活动的影响。