1. economize on (=save sth. instead of being wasteful) 节省

2. have an effect on 对…有影响

3. be in effect (=be in operation) 有效

4. go into effect 生效. ( 近: come into effect; take effect; be brought into effect)

5. in effect (=in fact, really) 实际上

6. give effect to (=carry out) 实行,使…生效

7. to no effect 不起作用,没有取得任何效果

8. (be) of no effect (=useless) 无效

9. to the effect that 大意是…,主要内容是…

10. to that effect 是那个意思的…

11. emerge from ( =appear, become known ) 出现, 暴露(问题. 意见等)

12. place(or put, lay) an emphasis on 强调, 把重点放在…上

13. encourage sb. in 鼓励; encourage sb. in his/her work 鼓励某人工作; encourage sb. in his/her idleness 怂恿某人游手好闲

14. encourage sb. in …with sth. 用…鼓励某人做某事

15. on end (=continuously) 连续地

16. (be) at an end (=finished) 结束了

17. no end of (=very many/much) 很多,大量

18. in the end (=finally, eventually) 最终

19. at one’s wit’s end (=not knowing what to do or to say) 无法可想, 智穷计尽

20. end up with 以…而结束