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straitened

英 [ˈstreɪtnd]

美 [ˈstreɪtnd]

adj.  经济拮据的; 穷困的; 经济状况恶化的

BNC.37097 / COCA.40731

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 经济拮据的;穷困的;经济状况恶化的
      without enough money or as much money as there was before
      1. The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
        八口之家日子过得很拮据。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 经济拮据的;穷困潦倒的
      If someone is living instraitenedcircumstances, they do not have as much money as they used to, and are finding it very hard to buy or pay for everything that they need.
      1. His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances...
        他 10 岁时父亲去世了,家里生活变得很拮据。
      2. There is much talk of cuts in the diplomatic service in these straitened times.
        在如今经济不景气的情况下,有很多传言说要削减外交支出。

    双语例句

    • I had lived a lonely childhood and a boyhood straitened by war and overshadowed by bereavement.
      我度过了寂寞的童年,少年时代备受战争苦难,又由于丧母而变得黯淡无光。
    • But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
      我有当受的洗。还没有成就,我是何等的迫切呢。
    • Work-study and Mental Health of Students in Straitened Circumstances
      勤工助学对贫困大学生心理健康的作用
    • He has been in straitened circumstances.
      他已经处于贫困的境地。
    • Limited to existing teaching resources are insufficient and with family in straitened circumstances, so the thing that I study is very limited!
      限于现有的教学资源不足及家境贫困,所以我所学的东西都很有限!
    • Zhu Min, the Chinese economist who is deputy managing director at the IMF, said recently that Chinese consumers accounted for just$ 2tn of demand compared with US consumers who, even in their current straitened circumstances, spent about$ 10tn a year.
      中国经济学家、IMF副总裁朱民最近表示,中国消费者的需求仅为2万亿美元,而美国消费者即使在当前拮据的情况下,每年依然要消费10万亿美元。
    • And Pharao will say of the children of Israel: They are straitened in the land, the desert hath shut them in.
      如此,法郎必然以为以色列子民在国境内迷了路,旷野困住了他们。
    • The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.
      他强健的脚步要踌躇不前,他的计谋必使自己颠仆。
    • Which you'll find a much more straitened way of life than what I'm offering you?
      你发现哪一种生活方式是比我提供给你更令人不好受的?
    • Straitened banks lend less, sucking money out of the economy.
      孱弱不堪的银行会收紧银根,将资金从经济中抽走。