budget
/ˈbʌdʒɪt/
n. / v.
一句话记住
预算;编制预算;谨慎安排开支
释义与例句
n.
预算
a plan of how much money will be earned and spent, or the amount available for a purpose
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The council approved the annual budget for public transport.
市议会批准了公共交通年度预算。
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We renovated the kitchen on a very limited budget.
我们以非常有限的预算翻新了厨房。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The film went over budget because of repeated delays.
由于一再延期,这部电影超出了预算。
v.
编制预算;谨慎安排开支
to plan carefully how much money to spend on something
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We budgeted five hundred pounds for travel expenses.
我们为旅费编列了五百英镑预算。
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Students often have to budget carefully to cover their living costs.
学生常常必须精打细算,以支付生活费用。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Remember to budget for unexpected repairs when buying an old house.
购买旧房时,记得为意外维修预留预算。
词源与构词
源自古法语 bougette(小袋子),是 bouge(皮包)的指小形式;由装钱的袋子引申为财政计划和预算。
记忆钩子
on a tight budget 是“预算紧张”;budget for 是“为……编预算”,budget carefully 是“精打细算”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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budgetary 预算的budget 派生的形容词,如 budgetary constraints(预算限制)。
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budgeting 预算编制;理财规划budget 派生的名词,指安排收入和支出的过程。
常见搭配
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on a tight budget 预算紧张地The family managed to eat well on a tight budget. 这家人在预算紧张的情况下仍设法吃得不错。
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budget for something 为某事编列预算We need to budget for higher energy costs this winter. 我们需要为今年冬天更高的能源费用编列预算。