economize on 節省
同義替換:= save sth. instead of being wasteful
economize 原始涵義:vi.節省;減少開支
We’ve economized as much as possible,but to little great avail,since we stil owe a lot of money.
我們儘可能節儉,但沒什麼用,因為我們仍然欠了一大筆債。
造句:He'd rather economize on clothes and food than travel.
他寧願儉衣節食,而不願節省旅遊開銷。
have an effect on 對…有影響
真題重現:Even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect On pump prices than in the past. 即使原油價格大幅度增長,這對汽油價格的影響也沒有過去那麼大了。(20xx 閱讀)
造句:What you say or do will have an effect on others.
你所說或所做的每一件事都會對別人產生影響。
be in effect 有效
同義替換:= be in operation
造句:Initially the contract will be in effect for 3 years.
最初契約的有效期為三年。
go into effect 生效.
【Tips】短語不能用於被動語態;主語一般為非人的主語。
同義替換:= come into effect=take effect= be brought into effect
造句:
These Regulations shall go into effect as of December 1, 1987.
本條例自1987年12月1日起施行。
These rights come into effect upon sending the image.傳送圖片後,你就可以行使這些權利了。
in effect 實際上
同義替換:= in fact=really
真題重現:
①有效
【例句】The regulations are stil in effect after working for 20 years. 這些規章在實施 20 年以後仍然有效。
②實際上
【例句】Although the Supreme Court ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of “double effect”. 雖然最高法院認為,憲法沒有規定醫生可以協助病人自殺,但法院實際上支援了醫學界“雙重影響”的原則。(20xx 閱讀)
造句:Such a procedure is, in effect, deciding upon the weight of the total evidence.
實際上,這樣的程式決定於全部事實資料的影響力。