| 释义 |
to spend less money because there is less available勒紧腰带（省吃俭用）- With price increases on most goods, everyone is having to tighten their belt.随着大多数商品的价格上涨，每个人都不得不勒紧腰带。
- There is a need for further belt-tightening.有必要进一步紧缩开支。
Synonyms savesave- budget
- economize
- tighten your belt
These words all mean to spend less money.- save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing:
- I’m saving for a new car.我正攒钱想买辆新车。
- budget to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose:
- If we budget carefully we’ll be able to afford the trip.我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
- economize to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use指节省、节约、节俭
- tighten your belt (rather informal) to spend less money because there is less available:指勒紧腰带省吃俭用：
- With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。
Patterns- to save up/budget for something
- to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
- to try to/manage to save/budget/economize
See also tighten | belt |