budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( budgeting, budgeted, budgets )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend on it. 预算 [商业]

  例：

  She will design a fantastic new kitchen for you – and all within your budget.

  她将为你设计一个崭新的漂亮厨房–所有的花费都将在你的预算之内。

  例：

  Someone had furnished the place on a tight budget.

  有人用不多的钱把那个地方布置了一下。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The budget of an organization or country is its financial situation, considered as the difference between the money it receives and the money it spends. (机构、政府等的) 财政收支状况 [商业]

  例：

  The hospital obviously needs to balance the budget each year.

  该医院显然每年都需要平衡其财务收支。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you budget certain amounts of money for particular things, you decide that you can afford to spend those amounts on those things. 安排开支; 编制预算

  例：

  The company has budgeted $10 million for advertising.

  公司已经安排了1千万美元的广告预算。

  例：

  The film is only budgeted at $10 million.

  这部电影的预算只有1千万美元。

  例：

  I'm learning how to budget.

  我正在学习怎样编制预算。

• 4. 

  budgeting N-UNCOUNT 预算

  例：

  We have continued to exercise caution in our budgeting for the current year.

  在今年的预算方面，我们继续小心谨慎。

• 5. 

  ADJ Budget is used in advertising to suggest that something is being sold cheaply. 价格低廉的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Cheap flights are available from budget travel agents from $240.

  起价$240的廉价机票可从一些经济旅行社那里买到。