straitened
adj. 经济上拮据的，贫困的
v. 使窘迫；限制……的范围（straiten 的过去分词）
例句
The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.
八口之家日子过得很拮据。
《牛津词典》
His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances.
他十岁时父亲去世了，家里生活变得很拮据。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Straitened Banks lend less, sucking money out of the economy.
孱弱不堪的银行会收紧银根，将资金从经济中抽走。
