1 . 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。
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2 . 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。
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3 . Her father's illness left the family short of money.
她父亲的病造成家里经济拮据。
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4 . 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。
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5 . Her parents were very hard up.
她的父母手头很拮据。
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1 . in low water
... in low spirits 沮丧地 in low water 拮据in luck 运气好.
2 . Constraints
最初李鬼的清风币，大部分棋友都粗略晓畅，不会精打细算以致多数时间内极度拮据(Constraints)，你可以要求自己守信，但不能要求别人守信，你可以要求自己对人好，但不能期待人家对你好。
3 . embarrassment
his company never recovered from its financial embarrassment ., 他的公司再也没有从财政拮据中恢复过来.
4 . hard up
quē fá xìng shēng huó, xìng yā yìhard up 缺钱，拮据quē qián, jié jū
汉语词汇，原先指鸟衔草筑巢，肢体劳累。现引申为经济境况不好，十分贫寒。
