false economy
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?f?ls ??k?n.?.mi]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?fɑ?ls ??kɑ?.n?.mi]
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基本解釋
- 假實(shí)惠。
英漢例句
- Buying cheap household appliances is a false economy - they're twice as likely to break down. 買廉價(jià)的大件家用電器只是表面實(shí)惠——它們出故障的幾率高了一倍。
noun [ C usually singular ]
英英字典
- an action that saves money at the beginning but, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved