★to tighten (one's) belt:意思是束紧裤带,省吃俭用或缩紧预算,但也可指真正的束紧腰带。例如:
—— The government has to tighten its belt due to a large deficit. (由于庞大的赤字,政府必须缩紧预算。)
——He tried to tighten his belt after he lost his job. (他失业后,想办法省吃俭用。)
——Mrs. Chen has tightened her belt because she lost twenty pounds. (陈太太缩紧了腰带因为她瘦了二十磅)
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