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E earnings (n. pl) salaries, profits, dividends, interest received收入 [例] The meager earnings can hardly make a living for me. economic (adj.) 1. providing enough money, profitable赚钱的,有利润的 [例] This project doesn’t make economic sense. 2. referring to state of the national economy经济的 [例] There is an economic crisis. economic efficiency (n.) the ratio of outputs to inputs经济效益 [例] The economic efficiency is higher this year than last year. economic sanctions (n) measures taken to force a country to obey international law, by stopping or reducing trade with that country. 经济制裁 [例] The UN decided to life the long-term economic sanctions on Iraq. economical (adj.) money-saving节约的 [例] an economical car [同义词] thrifty economics (n. pl) the study of macro and micro economics经济学 economist (n.) person who specializes in the study of economics经济学家 economise (v.) save money by spending less节约 economies (n. pl) savings积蓄 [例] We need to introduce some economies. economy (n.) financial organization of a country经济体制 [例] a free market economy economy class the cheapest class of a air travel经济舱 economy of scale 规模经济 edge (n.) advantage优势 [例] a competitive edge effective (adj.) able to produce the right results有效的，给人深刻印象的 [例] The new pricelist will become effective from January. ；an effective resume [同义词] efficient, effectual, efficacious efficiency (n.) ability to do the right thing效率 [例] This machine has a good efficiency. efficient (adj.) able to produce the right results quickly效率高的 [例] The new type of machine is efficient to produce products. [同义词] effective, effectual, efficacious (be) eligible for qualified or entitled to be chosen有资格的 [例] They are eligible for the grant from the government. embezzle (v) to take (money, for example) for ones own use in violation of a trust 挪用公款 [例] The GM is charged with embezzling funds from the company’s account. employ (v.) take on or use a person as a paid worker雇佣 [例] During the year we employed an average of 65. [同义词]