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straitened

/ˈstreɪtənd/ /ˈstreɪtnt/

Meanings
verb

拮据，窘迫。

To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.

Examples :

"The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."
这个河道收窄了穿过城镇的河流，使水流加速，并导致上游发生更多洪水。
economy finance business condition

Related Words

Illustration squeezed

squeezed verb

/skwiːzd/ /skwiːzd̥/

挤压，压榨。

"I squeezed the ball between my hands."

我用双手挤压着那个球。

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flooding verb

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

洪水泛滥，淹没。

"After the heavy rain, the river was flooding the nearby town. "

暴雨过后，河水正在泛滥，淹没附近的城镇。

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financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

金融的，财政的

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

自从我叔叔开始新工作后，家里的经济状况就好转了。

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diminish verb

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

减少，缩小，减弱。

"The heavy rain diminished the size of the garden flowers. "

大雨让花园里的花朵变小了。

Illustration restrict

restrict verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

限制，约束，限定

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

腹泻之后，医生限制病人只能吃米饭、冷肉和酸奶这些食物。

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

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upstream noun

/ˈʌpˌstriːm/ /ʌpˈstriːm/

上游，逆流。

"The upstream section of the river was too shallow for our boat to navigate. "

河流的上游因为太浅，我们的船没法开过去。

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confined verb

/kənˈfaɪnd/

限制，约束，禁闭

"Because she had the flu, Maria was confined to her bed for three days. "

因为得了流感，玛丽亚被限制在床上休息了三天。

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circumstances noun

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/

情况，情形，状况

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

由于一些无法预料的情况，学校的旅行取消了。

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unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

出乎意料，始料未及。

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

这场大雨真是出乎意料，我们本来计划在公园野餐的。

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financially adverb

/faɪˈnænʃəli/ /fəˈnænʃəli/

经济上，财政上

"He helped his daughter out financially, paying her rent and utilities, until she recovered from the accident."

在经济上，他帮助了他的女儿，帮她支付房租和水电费，直到她从事故中恢复过来。