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straitened
英音 [ ˈstreɪtnd ]
美音 [ ˈstreɪtnd ]
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）
例句
1·The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.
八口之家日子过得很拮据。
《牛津词典》
2·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。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·They were straitened for money.
他们苦于没有钱缮。
同义词
adj.
经济上拮据的，贫困的
needyunderprivileged
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