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

• Their poverty, their straitened environment touched his heart.
  他们的穷困，他们的窘迫处境，触动了他的心。
• At Ogilvy, the advertising agency, they are adapting their cards to reflect our straitened times.
  广告公司奥美（ogilvy）正在修改自己的名片，以反映目前所处的困难环境。
• 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。
• You are not straitened in us, but in your own bowels you are straitened.
  你们在我们心内并不窄狭，而是你们的心肠窄狭。
• 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。
• The culture of reward which the banks employed in a bullish marketplace must give way to a model which suits these straitened times.
  银行在牛市时期实行的奖励文化，必须让位于一种能够适应当前窘困时节的模式。
• O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened?
  雅各家阿，岂可说耶和华的心不忍耐吗（或作心肠狭窄吗）。
• 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。
• 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？
• They were straitened for money [ time].
  他们苦于没有钱[时间]。