"tighten the purse strings" بـChinese (Traditional)
勒緊錢袋節省開支
التعريف
在困難或不確定時期減少開支並謹慎花錢。
ملاحظات الاستخدام (Chinese (Traditional))
這是個慣用語,常用於家庭、公司或政府討論預算壓力時。類似於「節省開支」。不是字面上的動作。
أمثلة
We need to tighten the purse strings during the holidays.
假日期間我們得**勒緊錢袋**。
The company had to tighten the purse strings after losing money.
公司虧損後必須**勒緊錢袋**。
When costs go up, families often tighten the purse strings.
成本上漲時,家庭常常會**勒緊錢袋**。
After losing his job, he really had to tighten the purse strings to make ends meet.
他失業後,為了維持生計真的得**勒緊錢袋**。
The government promises not to tighten the purse strings on education, despite the budget cuts.
儘管刪減預算,政府承諾在教育上不會**勒緊錢袋**。
We should probably tighten the purse strings for a while until things get better.
我們可能得**勒緊錢袋**一陣子,直到情況好轉。