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。
• How long have they been in such straitened circumstances?
  他们陷入这样的艰难境遇有多久了？
• 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。
• Instead of being able to offset a squeeze on margins with higher leverage and a rush into complex credit derivatives, they will have to operate in straitened circumstances, under tighter and more intrusive global regulatory oversight.
  他们非但不能借助增加负债和大举使用复杂的信用衍生品来抵消利润率所受的挤压，而且必须在限制重重的环境中，在更严厉和更具干预性的全球监管下运营。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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）。
• 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。