straitened circumstances
经济拮据
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A formal term for having very little money.
一个正式术语,指钱很少。
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straitened circumstances = 经济拮据 (一个正式术语,指钱很少。)
- He was a writer living in straitened circumstances.他是一位生活在窘迫处境中的作家。
- After the war, my grandparents found themselves in straitened circumstances for several years.战后,我的祖父母在拮据的境况中度过了好几年。
- The foundation provides aid to artists who are currently in straitened circumstances.该基金会为目前处境窘迫的艺术家提供援助。
- The sudden collapse of the family business left them in straitened circumstances.家族企业的突然倒闭使他们陷入了拮据的境地。
- Despite her straitened circumstances, she managed to provide her children with a good education.尽管处境窘迫,她还是设法为孩子们提供了良好的教育。
- Many noble families had to adapt to straitened circumstances after the revolution.革命后,许多贵族家庭不得不适应窘迫的处境。
- Without financial support, the recent graduates will face straitened circumstances.没有经济支持,这些应届毕业生将面临拮据的境况。
- This scholarship is specifically for students from straitened circumstances.这项奖学金专门面向来自经济困难家庭的学生。
- His novels often depict characters struggling through straitened circumstances.他的小说经常描绘在窘迫处境中挣扎的人物。
- Forced to live in straitened circumstances, he sold most of his valuable possessions.由于被迫生活在拮据的境况下,他卖掉了大部分贵重物品。