[例] The meager earnings can hardly make a living for me.
economic (adj.) 1. providing enough money, profitable赚钱的,有利润的
[例] This project doesn’t make economic sense.
2. referring to state of the national economy经济的
[例] There is an economic crisis.
economic efficiency (n.) the ratio of outputs to inputs经济效益
[例] The economic efficiency is higher this year than last year.
economic sanctions (n) measures taken to force a country to obey international law, by stopping or reducing trade with that country. 经济制裁
[例] The UN decided to life the long-term economic sanctions on Iraq.
economical (adj.) money-saving节约的
[例] an economical car
[同义词] thrifty
