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
Won't it be exciting to see all your college friends there again?
在那里又要见到你的大学朋友 ，难道不兴奋吗
I believe they also deserve this award.
我认为他们也有资格获得这一奖项。
The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。