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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Out of her naive class consciousness, she showed sympathy for the poor. Despite her own straitened circumstances, she often went out of her way to help out those relatives who were even more needy than herself.
  母亲同情贫苦的人这是她朴素的阶级意识虽然自己不富裕，还周济和照顾比自己更穷的亲戚。
• The disabled form a special social group in straitened circumstances.
  残疾人是一个特殊而困难的社会群体。
• 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。
• In these straitened times, you cannot knock hard cash even if it is just two-thirds what you almost received two years ago.
  在当前的窘困时期，你不可能拒绝现金即使只有两年前几乎可以获得的金额的三分之二。
• Is raising cash in straitened times a sign of weakness?
  在市场资金紧缺时期筹资是疲弱的迹象吗？
• They were straitened for money [ time].
  他们苦于没有钱[时间]。