vt. & vi. 编制预算,安排开支 arrange or plan (money, time, etc.)
词汇搭配
~+名词
budget one's incomes 做储蓄计划
budget one's time 安排自己的时间
~+副词
budget carefully 认真地安排
句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲S+~(+A)
She budgeted for a holiday.她为了去度假而节省开支。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron. Sensible people budget their incomes.明智的人做储蓄计划。
They have budgeted their time carefully.他们已经认真地安排了自己的时间。
学习参考
budget还可用作形容词表示“不贵的”“廉价的”。例如:
She bought a budget dress.她买了一件价格便宜的洋装。
补充资料
[词源]<古英语budda(甲虫)
budget
n. ['bʌdʒɪt] ( budgets )
双解释义
C 1.预算; 政府预算案 a plan of how to spend money; an official statement made usually once a year that gives details of what a government plans to spend and how it intends to collect the money needed
C 2.预算额,经费 the account of money stated in either type of plan
Rising budget deficit is beginning to bite.预算赤字的不断增加开始产生不良后果。
The Chancellor of Exchequer will present his budget to Parliament tomorrow.财政大臣明天将向议会提出预算案。
Our budget has been pared to the bone.我们的预算已削减到最低限度。