| 单词 | 拮据 |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BABY〕After my wife had the twins, we were struggling financially for a while. 妻子生下双胞胎后，我们的生活拮据了一阵子。朗文写作活用〔BECAUSE〕In the end I was unable to attend the conference, owing to financial difficulties. 由于经济拮据，最终我未能去参加会议。朗文写作活用〔MONEY〕Government finances are strained to the hilt, dealing with essential services. 政府的财政状况在满足基础服务方面非常拮据。朗文写作活用〔POOR〕After the war my father fell on hard times and sank deeply into debt. 战争结束后我父亲经济拮据，并陷于沉重的债务之中。朗文写作活用〔POOR〕She was so hard up that she couldn't afford to heat her apartment. 她手头很拮据，连公寓取暖费都付不起。朗文写作活用〔SAD〕Many people were facing a financially bleak Christmas. 许多人都面临着要过一个拮据的圣诞节。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕Old people on pensions are finding it hard to make ends meet. 靠养老金生活的老人觉得日子过得很拮据。朗文写作活用〔SYMPATHIZE〕I completely understand how things are when money is tight. 我完全理解手头拮据是什么滋味。朗文写作活用〔austerity〕They lived through years of austerity after the war.战后，他们过了多年拮据的生活。韦氏高阶〔breadline〕We lived on the breadline to get our son through college.为了供儿子读完大学, 我们生活非常拮据。外研社新世纪〔breadline〕We lived on the breadline to get our son through college.为了供儿子读完大学，我们生活非常拮据。柯林斯高阶〔budget〕They run the magazine on a pretty tight budget.钱很少；拮据麦克米伦高阶〔circumstance〕By now she was alone and living in reduced circumstances (= with little money).现在她孤单一人，生活拮据。剑桥高阶〔circumstance〕He was a writer living in straitened circumstances.他是一个生活拮据的作家。牛津搭配〔continually〕Her husband is continually complaining of being hard up for money.她丈夫老是抱怨经济拮据。英汉大词典〔corner〕He is in a tight corner financially and badly needs US cash.他手头非常拮据, 急需美元现钞。外研社新世纪〔corner〕He's in a bit of a corner just now regarding money.他眼下经济有点儿拮据。英汉大词典〔cushion〕His savings were a comfortable cushion against financial problems.他的积蓄好比一个舒适的垫子，可以缓解拮据之苦。牛津高阶〔difficulty〕He's in (financial) difficulties.他手头拮据。英汉大词典〔distressed〕The family was financially distressed.那家人经济拮据。外研社新世纪〔dreary〕The family struggled through dreary economic times.一家人熬过了经济拮据的时期。韦氏高阶〔embarrassment〕Times were difficult, and the government was in some financial embarrassment.年景不好, 政府在财政上有些拮据。外研社新世纪〔embarrass〕Heavy gambling losses embarrassed him.赌博输掉大量钱财,这使他经济拮据。英汉大词典〔ensue〕He spent his allowance the first week and a lean month ensued.他第一周就把津贴用完,接着过了一个月拮据的日子。英汉大词典〔feel the pinch〕The family began to feel the pinch after the mother lost her job.母亲失业后，全家人都开始感到手头拮据。韦氏高阶〔feel the pinch〕We are starting to feel the pinch of high fuel costs.高额的燃料支出开始让我们感到手头拮据。韦氏高阶〔feel the pinch〕When my father lost his job and we had to live on my mother's earnings, we really started to feel the pinch.当父亲下岗，我们的生活不得不依靠母亲的工资时，我们开始真正感受到了手头拮据。剑桥高阶〔financially〕She's been struggling financially for years.她多年来一直生活拮据。柯林斯高阶〔financially〕She's been struggling financially for years.她多年来一直经济拮据。外研社新世纪〔fund〕I'm a little low on funds just now.我目前手头有点拮据。麦克米伦高阶〔fund〕My funds are a bit low at present.我眼下手头有点拮据。英汉大词典〔hand to mouth〕They have been living hand to mouth since he lost his job. = It's been hand to mouth since he lost his job.自从他失去工作后，他们一直生活得很拮据。韦氏高阶〔hard up〕Her parents were very hard up.她的父母手头很拮据。柯林斯高阶〔hard up〕Her parents were very hard up.她的父母生活非常拮据。外研社新世纪〔hardship〕Even slight rent increases would cause considerable hardship.即使房租只抬高一点点都会引起相当程度的拮据。麦克米伦高阶〔hardship〕He was facing economic hardship.他正面临着经济拮据。外研社新世纪〔hard〕He had clearly fallen on hard times (=did not have much money) .他的日子显然过得很拮据。朗文当代〔hard〕He was really hard up and couldn't afford to eat out.他确实手头拮据, 没有钱在外面吃饭。外研社新世纪〔jam〕She is in a bit of a jam about money.她手头有点儿拮据。英汉大词典〔knock〕The two sprees had knocked me back financially.那两次的挥霍使我在经济上大为拮据。英汉大词典〔lean on〕She always leans on her parents for help when she is in difficulties.她手头拮据时总是靠父母帮助。21世纪英汉〔low〕I'm a little low on funds right now.我眼下手头有些拮据。英汉大词典〔luck〕He asked me to lend him 20 dollars, because he was down on his luck.他问我借20元,因为他手头拮据。英汉大词典〔manage〕It'll be tight, but I guess I'll just about manage.会拮据一点，但我想我能应付的。朗文当代〔off〕He is badly off for money.他非常拮据。英汉大词典〔penury〕Extreme want or poverty; destitution.拮据：极度缺乏或贫穷；贫困美国传统〔persist〕She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems.尽管经济拮据她还是坚持学业。朗文当代〔pinch〕Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。柯林斯高阶〔pinch〕They were ready to pinch themselves for years.他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。21世纪英汉〔pinch〕With rising interest rates, many homeowners are beginning to feel the pinch.随着利率上升，许多自己拥有住房的人都开始感到拮据了。麦克米伦高阶〔pocketbook〕People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.人们感到荷包拮据，对未来缺乏安全感。柯林斯高阶〔poor〕I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。牛津高阶〔press〕He's hard pressed financially (或 pressed for money).他手头十分拮据。 英汉大词典〔remain〕My financial problems remained even after I had found a job.我找到工作后依然手头拮据。麦克米伦高阶〔renew〕Owing to a tight budget several professors are non-renewed.因为经费拮据,好几名教授未得续聘。英汉大词典〔short〕A: Can you lend me some money?B: Sorry, I'm rather short myself.甲:你能借些钱给我吗? 乙:抱歉,我自己手头也很拮据。英汉大词典〔squeeze〕All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze (=noticing the effects of a difficult financial situation) .所有的生产商都感到拮据。朗文当代〔squeeze〕We're really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.自从我丢了工作后，我们的确感觉到手头拮据。牛津高阶〔straitened〕A lot of people are finding themselves in very straitened circumstances because of the recession.因为经济萧条，很多人生活拮据。剑桥高阶〔straitened〕His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances.他 10 岁时父亲去世了，家里生活变得很拮据。柯林斯高阶〔straitened〕The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.八口之家日子过得很拮据。牛津高阶〔straiten〕I'm straitened for money.我现在经济有点拮据。21世纪英汉〔stretch〕We're stretched at the moment, otherwise we'd go.我们目前手头拮据，否则会去的。朗文当代〔time〕Those were lean times, and our family couldn't afford new clothes.那时是生活拮据的时期，我们家根本买不起新衣服。韦氏高阶〔trouble〕The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles.沙利文一家依然手头拮据。柯林斯高阶〔worse off〕The rent increases will leave us worse off.租金的提高会使我们更拮据。朗文当代A large family embarrassed him. 他子女多，这使他经济拮据。译典通Financial embarrassment made her sell her house. 财政拮据逼得她卖掉她自己的房子。译典通Financially strapped companies are having to cut down on staff.经济拮据的公司不得不裁员。剑桥国际I am desperately hard up. 我手头极其拮据。译典通I'll have to pay you next week--I'm financially embarrassed at present.我不得不下周还你钱----目前我手头很拮据。剑桥国际She found moving from her affluent home into student penury a very difficult experience.她发现离开富裕的家过学生的拮据生活是一个非常困难的经历。剑桥国际She was a fairy godmother to her poorer friends. 她经常接济那些手头拮据的朋友。译典通Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation.重税使小公司经济非常拮据。剑桥国际The government's high interest rate is squeezing (= reducing) all areas of consumer spending.政府的高利率使各方面的消费支出都很拮据。剑桥国际The poor consumer is finding that times are getting leaner.这个可怜的消费者发现日子过得更拮据了。剑桥国际They are struggling to survive on very little money.他们努力维持拮据的生活。剑桥国际They have been living in reduced circumstances since John lost his job. 约翰失业后，他们一直生活拮据。译典通We felt the pinch after Father lost his job. 父亲失业之后，我们感到手头拮据了。译典通 |
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