中英互译
straitened
英 /ˈstreɪtnd/美 /ˈstreɪtnd/
基本释义
- adj.经济上拮据的，贫困的
- v.使窘迫；限制……的范围（straiten 的过去分词）
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双语例句
- The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.八口之家日子过得很拮据。来自《牛津词典》
- His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances.他十岁时父亲去世了，家里生活变得很拮据。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 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。
网络短语
- in straitened circumstances困苦；生活艰难窘迫
- straitened for money缺钱
- be straitened for缺乏
- straitened means有限的财产
- to be in straitened circumstances左支右绌
同义词
adj.
经济上拮据的，贫困的
英英释义
- adj.distressed or embarrassed (especially financially)
词源
- straitened经济拮据的，窘迫的strait,手紧的，窘迫的，-en,使，-ed,形容词后缀。