1. | [c][u] 预算the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time |
a monthly/an annual/a family budget 每月╱年度╱家庭预算 | |
the education/defence budget(= the amount of money that can be spent on this) 教育╱国防预算 | |
an advertising budget of $2 million 预计 200 万元的广告费 | |
a big-budget movie 一部巨额预算的电影 | |
We decorated the house on a tight budget(= without much money to spend) . 我们俭省地装修了房子。 | |
The work was finished on time and within budget(= did not cost more money than was planned) . 工作按时完成且未超出预算。 | |
They went over budget(= spent too much money) . 他们超出了预算。 | |
budget cuts 预算削减 |
2. | [c][ususing] 政府的年度预算an official statement by the government of a country's income from taxes, etc. and how it will be spent |
tax cuts in this year's budget 本年度政府预算中的税收削减 | |
a budget deficit(= when the government spends more money than it earns) 政府预算赤字 |
1. | [i][t] 谨慎花钱；把…编入预算to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose |
If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip. 我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。 | |
I've budgeted for two new members of staff. 我已经把两名新职员名额编入预算。 | |
Ten million francs has been budgeted for the project. 为该工程已编制了一千万法郎的预算。 | |
The project has been budgeted at ten million francs. 该工程已制订一千万法郎的预算。 |
