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economy-size

/ih-kon-uh-mee-sahyz/US // ɪˈkɒn ə miˌsaɪz //

经济尺寸,经济型,经济规模,经济型尺寸

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
    • : smaller in size and costing less: economy-size cars.

Examples

  • Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.

  • Nothing in it was meant to change the basic operations of the capitalist economy or to intervene aggressively in class relations.

  • The economy has begun to add jobs, but the quality of those jobs is an increasing concern.

  • Families stuff a life-size male doll with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in their clothing.

  • Sometimes a column has the economy and rhythm of a short story.

  • Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.

  • But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.

  • The great park which surrounded it was one of the most celebrated in all England, celebrated alike for its size and its beauty.

  • All were of small size, and in good part devoted to spirited political discussion.

  • A girl of forty-two weeks showed the same excitement at the sight of a life-size painting of a cat as at that of a real cat.