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straiten
英 ['streɪtn] 美 ['streɪtn]
释义
- v.
- 把…弄窄；使收缩；折磨
- 网络
- 限制；穷困；使穷困
展开详细释义
v.
1.把...弄窄;〈古〉限制,使收缩,收紧;折磨,使窘迫
在例句中理解 2 句
Therefore, first I asked him if his circumstances admitted him to spare so much money at that time, and if it would not straiten him.
于是我首先问他，以他目前的情况，能不能拿出这么多的钱，拿出来会不会使他手头拮据。
thirdly , the traditional notions will straiten the operation of government website.
第三，政府网站的运行体制受传统观念的制约。