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tighten /ˈtaɪtn/
●tighten your ˈbeltspend less money, eat less food, etc. because there is little available 勒紧腰带；省吃俭用◆In wartime everyone has to tighten their belts.
战争时期大家都必须省吃俭用。◆We’ll have to tighten our belts if we want to save any money for a summer break this year.
我们要想攒点钱今年夏天去度假，就得勒紧腰带。 OPP throw your money about/around ▸ ˈbelt-tightening noun ◆Continued government belt-tightening has helped to reduce public debt.
政府持续勒紧腰带使得公债得以下降。 |