汉英词典
MEANING OF 开源节流
开源节流
(開源節流)
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
Develop water sources and control water flow / Metaphor to increase income and save expenses
比喻在财政经济上增加收入，节省开支。
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在经济工作中，应该经常注意开源节流。 In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time. | ||
我国蝉联钢铁产量第一，却离钢铁强国还有一定距离，如何使钢铁企业开源节流成为摆在我们面前的问题。 Its development has an important effect on national economy. Our country is continued to hold first in the steel output, but is far away from the powerful country. | ||
他当然有权抽他的雪茄，喝他的白兰地，但日本眼下正值开源节流之秋，因此他忿忿不平地将此辩解为放松心情是站不住脚的。 He no doubt deserves his cigar and brandy. But as Japan tightens its belt, his irritable defence of how he likes to unwind has grated. | ||
