單詞
straitened
['streitnd]
基本信息
- adj. 經(jīng)濟(jì)上拮據(jù)的，貧困的
- v. 使窘迫；限制…的范圍（straiten的過(guò)去分詞）
中文詞源
straitened 經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)的，窘迫的
strait,手緊的，窘迫的，-en,使，-ed,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- straitened (adj.)
- c. 1600, "too narrow;" 1716, "reduced to hardship;" past participle adjective from strait (v.). Phrase straitened circumstances recorded from 1766.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
- 八口之家日子過(guò)得很拮據(jù)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He was a writer living in straitened circumstances.
- 他是一個(gè)生活拮據(jù)的作家.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He is straitened for want of money.
- 他因缺錢而受窘.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. There is much talk of cuts in the diplomatic service in these straitened times.
- 在如今經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣的情況下，有很多傳言說(shuō)要削減外交支出。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances.
- 他10歲時(shí)父親去世了，家里生活變得很拮據(jù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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