Budget 用法及常用短语详解

一、基本释义

词性：名词（noun）、动词（verb）

作为名词（n.）

• 预算；预算案：政府、公司或个人为某段时间内收支所做的计划。
  The government announced its annual budget last week.
• 可支配金额；经费：
  We have a tight budget for this project.

作为动词（v.）

• 把…编入预算；为…做预算：
  They budgeted $ 5,000 for marketing.
• 谨慎花钱；精打细算（常与 for 连用）：
  She budgets carefully for groceries each month.

二、常见搭配与短语

• annual/monthly budget 年度/月度预算
• budget deficit/surplus 预算赤字/盈余
• on a tight/shoestring budget 预算紧张 / 经费极少
  We’re traveling on a shoestring budget this summer.
• within/under budget 在预算之内
  The renovation was completed under budget.
• over budget 超出预算
  The film went over budget by $ 2 million.
• balance the budget 使收支平衡
• cut/reduce the budget 削减预算
• stick to the budget 严格遵守预算

三、实用例句

1. We need to review the budget before approving the trip.
2. Can you budget for unexpected expenses?
3. This car is perfect for people on a limited budget.
4. The school had to slash its budget due to funding cuts.
5. Despite inflation, they managed to stay within budget.

四、小贴士

✅ “Budget” 作动词时，常用于被动语态或带宾语的结构，如：be budgeted for...

✅ 在口语中，“budget” 也可作形容词，表示“廉价的、经济型的”，如：a budget hotel（经济型酒店）。

⚠️ 注意区分：budget（预算）≠ bill（账单）≠ cost（成本）。