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

• 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？
• 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。
• It argues that its obsessive focus on low prices is in keeping with the straitened times.
  该公司声称其锲而不舍的低价策略十分适合萧条时期的市场情况。
• 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！
• They were straitened for money [ time].
  他们苦于没有钱[时间]。
• 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。
• We should improve the state policy and system for aiding students in straitened circumstances.
  完善国家资助贫困学生的政策和制度。
• He has been in straitened circumstances. disadvantaged group
  他已经处于贫困的境地。贫困阶层，境遇差的阶层，处于不利地位的群体
• 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。
• 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。