Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy's long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt-tightening.

消费者看起来略显忧虑，并没有惊慌失措。许多人虽然 稍微带，但他说对于经济的长期前景还是乐观的。

Financially, we all need to tighten our belts so we can weather whatever monetary storms the year might throw up.

在经济上，我都需要带才能度过今年可能发生的货币风暴。

Wherever investment income is needed to meet current expenses, belts must be tightened.

若需要用投资收益满足日常费用，就必须裤带。

The higher the starting debt, the more belt-tightening needed.

起始债务越高，越需要裤带。

When companies tighten their belts, they look first to discretionary spending.

当企业裤带时，他首先考虑的是可自行决定的支出。

People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then.

那时候人还准备好了连裤带都呢。

I'm afraid so. I think we may have to start tightening our belts.

恐怕如此。我想我要带过日子了。

Then she passed the tape measure about her waist.

她让卢儿帮她穿胸衣，绳子尽量地多，然后用尺量了量身。

The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has demanded a general election, and those calls could grow louder as the new prime minister imposes a belt-tightening economic program in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.

工党领袖基尔·斯塔默要求举行大选，随着新首相在生活成本危机中实施裤带的经济，种呼声可能会变得更加响亮。

It irritated her, but she was ashamed to confess it, and now and then she tried to console herself by buying something pretty, so that Sallie needn't think she had to economize.

让她很恼火，但她羞于承认一点，时不时地会购买一些漂亮玩意儿，试图安慰自己，样萨莉就不必以为她必须裤带过日子。

Whereas if the government tightens its belt when people and businesses are doing the same, less is spent, so unemployment gets even worse.

如果政府裤带，生意人也是如此，花得更少，失业率会更糟。

But 1940 audiences, they did not agree, and for the next production, Dumbo, Walt had to tighten the belt and reduce costs to a minimum.

但 1940 年的观众并不买账，因此在接下来的制作《小飞象》中，华特不得不裤带，将成本降到最低。

Fine. One treat. That's it. Those things are expensive, and until your disability kicks in, we have to tighten our belts.

好吧。就一块。够了。些东西很贵，在你眼睛复明之前，我得带过日子。

In my point of view, we should hold the strings of purse tight, instead of spending more.

我认为，我应该裤带，而不是大把花钱。

An idea that held a wild chance came to him and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp.

突然，他想到了一个主意。尽管希望不大，他还是带，转身离开沼泽。

Then the rope tightened mercilessly, while Buck struggled in a fury, his tongue lolling out of his mouth and his great chest panting futilely.

接着绳子无情地了他的脖子，而巴克拼命地挣扎，耷拉着舌头，宽阔的胸脯激愤地上下起伏。

" Twist it, an' you'll choke 'm plentee, " said Manuel, and the stranger grunted a ready affirmative.

" 你只要绳子就能憋他个差不离儿，" 麦纽尔说。那个陌生人鼻哼了一下，再没二话。

And scarcity thinking, the idea that even rich countries need to tighten their belts, has taken hold.

稀缺性思维，即使是富裕国家也需要裤带的想法，已经站稳了脚跟。

The ability to push through price increases as customers tighten their belts requires careful management.

要想具备在消费者裤带的情况下推动价格上涨的能力，需要谨慎管理。

We've got to tighten our belt.

我得省吃俭用裤带。