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straitened

S 开头单词GRE词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈstreɪ.tənd]
  • 美式音标 [ˈstreɪ.tənd]
  • 国际音标 ['streitnd]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • 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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英汉例句

  • The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
    八口之家日子过得很拮据。
  • He is straitened for want of money.
    他因缺钱而受窘.
  • 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.
  • The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances .
    八口之家日子过得很拮据。
  • There is much talk of cuts in the diplomatic service in these straitened times.
    在如今经济不景气的情况下，有很多传言说要削减外交支出。

词组短语

    短语

  • straitened means 有限的财产
  • straitened students 困难学生
  • Layla Straitened 蕾拉艰难
  • straitened d 贫困的
  • straitened spleen 脾约

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • A straitened situation is difficult because there is much less money available to you than there was in the past.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone is living in straitened circumstances, they do not have as much money as they used to, and are finding it very hard to buy or pay for everything that they need.