verb🔗Share收紧， 压缩， 限制。 To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space."The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."河道收窄了穿过城镇的河流，使水流更快，并导致上游发生更严重的洪水。conditionsituationspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拮据，紧缩。 To restrict or diminish, especially financially."Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances."物价上涨使得那些靠固定收入生活的人们经济变得拮据起来。economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
