Module 5 Unit 2 Words & Expressions1
economy n 经济(情况), 节约 develop national ~ economic adj 经济(学)的;有利可图的 ~ growth/independence/policy/ development economical adj
经济的,实惠的;节俭的,精打细算的 He is ~ in all areas of his life
economist n
经济学家 economics 经济学 major in ~ ___________2
debate vt/vi/ n
争论, 辩论;考虑 debate with sb over/about sth a debate on/ about/ over sth
After a heated debate, they reached/came to/ arrived at an agreement
cut back (on sth) 减 少 , 缩 减 If we don’t sell more, we will have to cut back on production
cut across 取捷径穿越 We cut across the field to save time
cut away (from sth) 切除,砍掉 They cut away all the dead branches from the tree
cut down 砍倒;缩减,缩小 cut down a tree We should cut the article down to 1000 words
cut in (on sth) 打断,插嘴 She kept cutting in on our conversation
cut off ① 切