英语释义

1. to make tight or tighter

2. to become tight or tighter

3. to practice strict economy

4. to make (something) tight or tighter or to become tight or tighter

5. to make or become tight
He tightened his grip.

英汉例句

• 「we are going to have to tighten our belts some in the coming months, frankly,」 says morris.

  莫里斯说：“说实话，我们今后几个月要勒紧裤腰带。

• if it fails, we「ll have to tighten our belts and turn the forces around.

  如果失败，我们必须勒紧裤带，把这股潮流顶回去。

• we」ll have to tighten our belts a little.

  我们得节省一点儿了。

• during the dot-com crash in 2001, we all had to tighten our belts and get rid of some businesses we had spent a lot of time and money building.

  在网络泡沫崩溃的2001年，我们不得不紧缩银根，并忍痛舍去一些我们倾注了大量时间和心血的项目。

• we must tighten our belts if we want to buy a computer.

  如果我们想买台电脑，就必须节省度日。

• we all have to tighten our belts until your father finds another job.

  在你父亲找到另一份工作之前，我们都要勒紧裤带。

• howard:not really. we've had to tighten our belts a bit, too.

  霍华德：没有。我们也在勒紧裤带苦撑。

• in days like these, we must tighten our belts and be team players.

  在这个特殊时期，我们必须要勒紧裤带并团结协作。

• considering the quotation and maintenance fees later on, all of us have to tighten our belts to help the company survive if we take the price-fancy solution.

  考虑到本方案的报价及日后的维护费用，要是采用本价格不菲的方案，我们都要勒紧裤腰带帮助公司求生存。

相似词

strain拉紧；尽力

stretch（四肢或身体的）舒展；（肌肉的）伸张；（材料或服装的）伸展力；困难的任务；（陆地或水域）连绵的一片；（时间）连续的一段；（非正式）服刑期；（赛马跑道的）终点直道；抢风航行的距离；（非正式）加长机动车

tauten拉紧；使绷紧

tense时态

相反词

loosen(Loosen)人名；(德)洛森

slackad 松散地

slacken使缓慢；使松弛