"tighten your belt" 怎么发音
expression
TY-tuhn yur BELT
TY-tuhn yaw BELT
释义
To spend less money than usual, often because you have less money or need to save.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtaɪtən/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɛɫt
英式英语
tˈaɪtən/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈɛlt
简化发音
美式
TY-tuhn yur BELT
英式
TY-tuhn yaw BELT
语境中听
We have to tighten our belts until Dad finds a new job.
If the prices go up, everyone will have to tighten their belts.
We need to tighten our belts this month to pay the bills.
Looks like we'll have to tighten our belts a bit until things get better.