straiten 的定义
- to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: His obligations had straitened him.
- to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc: Poverty straitens one's way of living.
- Archaic. to make narrow.to confine within narrow limits.
straiten 近义词
distress
limit
更多straiten例句
- Does he not, at this instant, straiten and invade your confederates, whom you have solemnly sworn to protect?
- O love immense and independent, which nothing can limit or straiten!
- Col. Harden, at the same time, with a body of mounted militia, had it in charge to straiten the enemy upon the Edisto.
- Hatsell, Baron—Mr. Cowper, I would not have you straiten yourself, but only ask those questions that are pertinent.
- He told me he could not say but it might straiten him a little; but, however, it was my money, and I might want it more than he.