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单词 belt-tightening
释义
belt-tightening
noun[U]
FINANCE(alsobelt tightening)
uk
us
areductioninspendingbyconsumers,businesses,governments, etc., usually because they havefinancialproblems:
Manyindependentshopsarefailingto make aprofitduring thisperiodofconsumerbelt-tightening.
Thecarmanufacturerannouncedplansfor belt-tightening that wouldresultin 30% ofworkerslosingtheirjobs.
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tighten your belt
belt-tightening
adjective[before noun]
(alsobelt tightening)
uk
us
involvingareductioninspending:
Thegovernmenthasrecommendedaseriesofbelt-tighteningreforms.
Over the past twentyyears, Germany and Italy have takenbelt-tighteningmeasuresthat havehelpedimprovetheireconomies.
(Definition ofbelt-tighteningfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbelt-tightening

belt-tightening
While inflation points to increasing pension changes based on economic downturns, the strong influence of the unemployment rate highlights the necessity of budgetarybelt-tightening.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Across the board it is a picture of continualbelt-tighteningand of a very difficult time for research scientists.
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Thus, it requires at this time on this issue a practical demonstration ofbelt-tightening.
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The private sector continues to suffer frombelt-tighteningand that trend looks set to continue.
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It rightly regards these not asbelt-tightening, which may be justifiable, but as potentially damaging to its present fabric and its future success.
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It follows that in anybelt-tighteningexercise, larger farms must suffer disproportionately, and the proposals mirror that.
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We may all have to take some individualbelt-tightening.
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No matter how good the present housekeeping andbelt-tighteningin the defence field may be, they will not satisfy the critics.
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In times of generalbelt-tightening, it looks very bad if politicians authorise further privileges for their own organisations.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We constantly hear about the result of sacrifices, ofbelt-tighteningand of pulling up our socks.
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I should like to meet a fisherman who has anybelt-tighteningleft to do.
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Expenditure on the assisted places scheme is set to rise inexorably, to provide for increased take-up, revised forecasts of parental contributions and fee increases at participating schools—nobelt-tighteningthere.
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After years ofbelt-tightening, the hospital's future finally looked brighter.
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During her time as minister she undertook a wide range ofbelt-tighteningmeasures.
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Several more rounds ofbelt-tighteningfollowed.
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