Straitened
[ ['streitnd] ]
出国 Abroad
a. 困苦的, 拮据的, 困苦的
📝 例句
They were straitened for money.
他们苦於没有钱缮。
In this confinement I began to be straitened for food.
在这种被困的情况下，我的粮食渐渐缺乏起来。
They were straitened for money [time].
他们苦于没有钱[时间]。
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？
in straitened circumstances
在穷困中
📖 牛津释义
straitened
adj
(idm 习语) in straitened `circumstances (fml esp euph 文, 尤作委婉语) having scarcely enough money to live on; in poverty 勉强糊口的; 穷困的.
🗣️ 情景例句
More tax cuts are in the cards.
看来会进一步减税。
Second, the bank called and told me I would have to keep up with my car payments or I might lose the car.
其次银行通知我得继续支付小汽车的贷款，否则我将会失去小汽车。
Hi, Kate.Next Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party?
你好，凯特。星期天是我的生日。你能来参加我的生日聚会吗？