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