Tighten one's belt 節(jié)衣縮食
2023-05-05 19:46:30 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
tighten one's belt是“勒緊褲腰帶”的意思，按照我們中國(guó)人的理解，其引申意思就是“節(jié)衣縮食、節(jié)約度日”。
【例句】
Tighten one's belt I spent too much money last month. I better tighten my belt this month or I will be in trouble.
我上個(gè)月花太多錢了，我這個(gè)月最好縮衣節(jié)食點(diǎn)，否則我就糟糕了！
He tightened his belt only in order to pay for his tuition fee.
他省吃儉用，只為了付得起自己的學(xué)費(fèi)。