tighten your belt

/ˌtaɪtn jɔː ˈbelt/NEUTRAL · C2
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勒緊褲腰帶

意思

to spend less money than before

開始比以前少花錢.

例句

  1. 1After losing his job, he had to tighten his belt.
  2. 2The club tightened its belt by cancelling the annual dinner.
  3. 3With my rent going up, I must tighten my belt and cancel a few subscriptions.
  4. 4The council is tightening its belt: three expensive projects have already been cancelled.
  5. 5Until their wages recover, the workers must tighten their belts and avoid unnecessary purchases.

文法

所有格要與主詞一致。主詞為複數時通常用 belts;動詞隨時態變化。

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