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

起始债务越高，越需要勒紧腰。

People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then.

那时候人们还准备好连都勒紧呢。

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

恐怕如此。我想我们要勒紧腰过日子。

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，就必须勒紧腰。

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

我认为，我们应该勒紧腰，而不是大把花钱。

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

当企业勒紧腰时，他们首先考虑的是可自行决定的支出。

Then she passed the tape measure about her waist.

她让卢儿帮她穿胸衣，绳子尽地多勒紧，然后用尺腰身。

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

要想具备在消费者勒紧腰的情况下推动价格上涨的能力，需要谨慎管理。

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勒紧腰的想法，已经站稳脚跟。

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

在经济上，我们都需要勒紧腰才能度过今年可能发生的货币风暴。

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

" 你只要勒紧绳子就能憋他个差不离儿，" 麦纽尔说。那个陌生人鼻哼一下，再没二话。

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

突然，他想到一个主意。尽管希望不大，他还是勒紧腰，转身离开沼泽。

No wonder investors are tightening their belts.

难怪投资者勒紧腰。

When they fall, people tighten their belts.

当他们跌倒时，人们会勒紧腰。

It'll force you to keep your pants on.

这会迫使你勒紧子。

Due to the global economic recession, businesses had to tighten their belts.

由于全球经济衰退，企业不得不勒紧腰。

Spooked by rising interest rates, investors have tightened their purse strings.

受利率上升的惊吓，投资者勒紧他们的钱包。

Tighten the belt, the single remedy.

勒紧腰，唯一的补救措施。

He tightened his belt before going for a run.

腰：他在跑步前勒紧腰。

' A wire had tightened across my chest, constricting my breath.

’一根金属丝勒紧我的胸膛，让我的呼吸变得紧绷。