false economy

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• 英式音标 [ˌfɒls ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi]
• 美式音标 [ˌfɑːls ɪˈkɑː.nə.mi]
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基本解释

• 假實惠。

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英汉例句

noun [ C usually singular ]

• Buying cheap household appliances is a false economy - they're twice as likely to break down. 買廉價的大件家用電器衹是表麪實惠——它們出故障的幾率高了一倍。

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• an action that saves money at the beginning but, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved

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