budget

n.预算；预算案；预算拨款；一束

vt.& vi.把…编入预算；谨慎花钱

adj.价格低廉的；花钱少的；收费合理的；便宜的

vt.在预算中拨款给；按预算拨（款）；按预算来计划（或安排）；规划

vi.做安排(for)

noun

1. 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
   1. a monthly/an annual/a family budget
      每月 / 年度 / 家庭预算
   2. the education/defence budget (= the amount of money that can be spent on this)
      教育 / 国防预算
   3. an advertising budget of $2 million
      预计200万元的广告费
   4. a big-budget movie
      一部巨额预算的电影
   5. We decorated the house on a tight budget (= without much money to spend) .
      我们俭省地装修了房子。
   6. 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。
   7. They went over budget (= spent too much money) .
      他们超出了预算。
   8. budget cuts
      预算削减
2. 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
   1. tax cuts in this year's budget
      本年度政府预算中的税收削减
   2. a budget deficit (= when the government spends more money than it earns)
      政府预算赤字

verb

1. 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
   1. 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。
   2. I've budgeted for two new members of staff.
      我已经把两名新职员名额编入预算。
   3. 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。
   4. The project has been budgeted at ten million francs.
      该工程已制订一千万法郎的预算。

adj.

1. 价格低廉的；花钱少的
   low in price
   1. a budget flight/hotel
      便宜的航班 / 旅馆

n. 预算，预算费 vt. 安排，预定；把…编入预算 vi. 编预算，做预算 adj. 廉价的

名词复数形式:budgets 过去分词:budgeted 过去式:budgeted 现在分词:budgeting 第三人称单数:budgets

budget 预算

来自拉丁词bulga, 皮袋子，钱夹。词源同ball, 膨胀，鼓起，球。预算来自钱夹比喻义。比较 bourse, 钱夹，股票交易所。

1. The House of Representatives approved a new budget plan.
   众议院批准了一项最新预算案。
2. He urged the administration and Congress to come up with a credible package to reduce the budget deficit.
   他敦促政府和国会出台一整套切实可行的方案，以缩减预算赤字。
3. We were two months behind schedule, and already over budget.
   我们的进度晚了两个月，而且已经超出了预算。
4. We beg the Government on bended knees not to cut this budget.
   我们恳求政府不要削减这项预算。
5. She will design a fantastic new kitchen for you — and all within your budget
   她将为你设计一个超级棒的新厨房，而且绝不会超出你的预算。
6. Someone had furnished the place on a tight budget
   有人没花多少钱简单地把这个地方布置了一下。
7. This year's budget for AIDS prevention probably won't be much higher.
   今年用于防治艾滋病的预算很可能不会比往年高很多。
8. The hospital obviously needs to balance the budget each year.
   很明显，医院每年都要平衡其收支预算。
9. The Chancellor could use the Budget to bring in taxation reforms.
   财政大臣可以利用政府年度预算演讲的机会提出税收改革事宜。
10. The company has budgeted$ 10 million for advertising
    公司已经做了1,000万美元的广告预算。
11. The movie is only budgeted at$ 10 million
    该电影的预算只有1,000万美元。
12. I'm learning how to budget.
    我正在学习编制预算。
13. Cheap flights are available from budget travel agent from £ 240.
    收费低廉的旅行社可以提供240英镑起的低价机票。
14. The burning question in this year's debate over the federal budget is: whose taxes should be raised?
    今年联邦财政预算辩论中的一个重要问题就是：哪些人的纳税额应该提高？
15. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule
    影片的预算决定了拍摄进度会很紧张。
16. The United States Congress and the President are still locked in disagreement over proposals to reduce the massive budget deficit
    美国国会和总统就削减巨额预算赤字的提案仍持不同意见，双方僵持不下。
17. The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago
    预算案无疑揭穿了部长们一年前所说的谎话。
18. The change proposed last month was foreshadowed in the March Budget.
    上个月提议的变动在3月份的预算中已经有所预兆了。
19. The decision is the strategic fulcrum of the Budget.
    这一决定是预算案的战略支点。
20. In the budget before last a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced.
    上上次的预算案中对移动电话引入了惩罚性税收。
21. Concern at the economic situation was reflected in the government's budget.
    政府的预算反映了对经济运行状况的关注。
22. The German government has set a tight budget for next year
    德国政府已经为明年制定了紧缩的财政预算。
23. President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit
    布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局。
24. He made the unfortunate mistake of promising he would quit if the budget deficit was still out of control.
    他犯了个愚蠢的错误，承诺说如果预算赤字还失控，他就辞职。
25. Why has the White House lost its way on tax and budget policy?
    为什么白宫在税收和预算政策问题上束手无策呢？
26. The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
    这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。
27. The congress approved the budget.
    国会批准了国家预算。
28. The Chancellor's budget must be approved by Parliament.
    财政大臣的预算须由国会批准。