1. 名词(Noun)
含义:指为某项活动或时间段预先计划的金钱数额;也可引申为资源分配计划。
- The government announced a new
budgetfor education. - We need to stick to our monthly
budget. - Time is a limited
budgetin project management.
2. 动词(Verb)
含义:表示“为……做预算”或“谨慎地安排开支/资源”。
- They
budgeted$ 500 for groceries this month. - You should
budgetyour time more effectively. - The company is
budgetingfor expansion next year.
3. 常见搭配与短语
on a tight budget:预算紧张annual budget:年度预算budget for something:为某事做预算balanced budget:收支平衡的预算
4. 小贴士
虽然 “budget” 最常见的是名词用法,但在正式或商业英语中,动词用法也十分常见。注意其过去式和过去分词为 budgeted,现在分词为 budgeting。