英文词汇：Belt-tightening

[中文含义]

缩减开支；紧缩开支；节流；财政紧缩

[英语词性]

Noun

[美式发音]

/’belt-taitnɪŋ/

[同义词]

cost cutting、austerity measures、retrenchment、financial restraint

[易混淆单词]

Belt-tightening常和””austerity measures””混淆使用，但后者更强调对经济政策和预算策略的全面改变，而前者则着重于减少支出和削减开支。

[双语例句]

1. The Company has announced a belt-tightening programme aimed at reducing costs.

公司已经宣布了一个旨在降低成本的紧急策划。

2. City officials are urging belt-tightening measures amid a severe fiscal crunch.

市政官员在财政严重拮据的情况下，敦促采取紧缩开支措施。

3. The government’s belt-tightening measures have resulted in significant cuts to public services.

政府的紧缩开支措施导致了公共服务的大量削减。