straitened

straitened什么意思,straitened翻译

基本解释

adj.: 贫困的
v.: 动词straiten的过去式和过去分词形式
网络: 困苦的

权威解释

• 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

英汉解释

• 动词straiten的过去式和过去分词形式

• 贫困的

同义词

adj.impoverishedseveredistresseddifficultpinched

反义词

adj.comfortable

例句

• He is often called to consult on how to "green up" projects, and his advice, in these straitened times, is often admirably bold.

  他经常被咨询如何让项目“绿起来”，他的建议在这样一个困难时期可谓相当大胆。

• Even in the straitened years of post-war reconstruction, he was soon selling millions of books a year.

  即便是在战后重建的贫困时期，《丁丁历险记》依然可以每年很快售出数百万册书。

• So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys.

  于是他又把这几件可怜的宝贝玩意装进口袋，打消了用这些来收买那些男孩子的念头。

• 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。

• The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

  他坚强的脚步必见狭窄。自己的计谋必将他绊倒。

• Politicians are not keen to see a big rise in the cost of the monarchy, especially in these straitened times.

  政治家们不希望看到君主政体的成本上涨，尤其是在这贫困时期。

• Profligacy: extravagance is not an asset in these straitened times. You want a cost-conscious, abstemious colleague who leads by example.

  肆意挥霍：大手大脚在资金紧缺的当下可不是个优点。你需要一位能以身作则地注意成本控制、有节制的合作伙伴。

• It is almost an "item of faith" among development economists that the poor act rationally, however straitened their circumstances.

  无论多么穷困潦倒，穷人做事都很理性，这几乎成了发展经济学家所持的信念。

• Besides, these straitened times have reminded him of the need to address contacts and clients in a more direct and compelling way.

  除此之外，聊天的过于便携与迅速，也促使人们以更直接更有趣味性的方式签署合同，或与客户商谈。

• His sturdy, gloomy and world-weary countenance, and his soft-spoken manner, were ideally suited to these straitened times.

  他那坚决，忧郁和有些厌世的面容，和他的温和说话的风格，非常适合目前经济困难的时期。