| 单词 | reduced circumstances |
| 释义 | reduced circumstances noun[plural] old-fashioneduk/rɪˌdʒuːst ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːn.sɪz/us/rɪˌduːst ˈsɝː.kəm.stæn.sɪz/apoliteway todescribeasituationin which someone ispoorerthan theyoncewere: （变穷的委婉说法）境况不济，落泊Sheclaimsshe is aduchesslivinginreducedcircumstances.她声称她是个落泊的女公爵。 Examplesofreduced circumstancesreduced circumstances Turner apportioned the blame for thereducedcircumstancesof these labouring families to the 1834 poor law reforms. From theCambridge English Corpus Maskelyne's father died when he was 12, leaving the family inreducedcircumstances. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At present, institutions must sometimes resort to drastic measures to enforce the payment of maintenance, while creditors often live inreducedcircumstances. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We are spending rashly, like a man inreducedcircumstancestrying to live in an expensive mansion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the taxpayers who have to contribute to these pensions may be people in veryreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not be based upon their normal wages, but upon their wages in the presentreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This dear old gentleman, now aged 73, lives with his loyal wife—a wonderful woman—in veryreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a sign of a poverty-stricken nation or of a people who are feeling thereducedcircumstancesof their living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have many sad examples in my post-bag of people living inreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Millions of pounds are being denied to women living inreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are elderly people, possibly inreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those with small incomes are already badly hit by the war and many are inreducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The argument has been valid for those who presumably are better oft, but it is not apparently valid for those who are living inreducedcircumstanceson retirement pensions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have grave misgivings as to the wisdom of granting loans to persons who are obviously already inreducedcircumstancesand would find repaying a loan a severe financial burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Discount is offered to those inreducedcircumstances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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