1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with the supply of money, business, industry, etc 与经济有关的:
The country faces growing economic problems.这国家面临越来越多的经济问题。
2 producing a profit 有利可图的:
The mine was closed because it was not economic.这个矿因无利可图而停采。☞Look at economical. It has a different meaning. 参看 economical。意思不同。 [OPP] uneconomic 反义词为 uneconomic➔economically /ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪkli ;ˌekə- ||; ˌikəˈnɑmɪklɪ; ˌɛkə-/ advThe country was economically very underdeveloped.这个国家的经济很不发达。
economic/͵ikəˋnɑmIk; ˌekəˈnɒmIk◄/adj 1 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] relating to trade, industry, and the management of money [→ economy] 经济的﹐经济上的: the government's economic policy 政府的经济政策Economic growth in Britain has been slow. 英国的经济增长缓慢。an economic crisis 经济危机2 a business activity that is economic produces enough profit to continue 有利可图的﹐可赚钱的: It is no longer economic for us to run the service. 我们经营这项服务不再赚钱了。3 economic migrant someone who moves to a different country or area in order to find work 经济移民—economically /-kḷI; -kli/adv : economically developed countries 经济发达的国家
economicadjectiveconnected with the way that people and countries spend money and make, buy and sell things: The country has serious economic problems.which word?Be careful! Economical has a different meaning.