straiten

straiten

美 ['streɪtn] 　英 ['streɪtn]

• v.把…弄窄；使收缩；折磨
• 网络限制；穷困；使穷困

英汉解释

v.	1. 把...弄窄;〈古〉限制,使收缩,收紧;折磨,使窘迫

例句

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。