tighten your belt
- 网络勒紧裤腰带;你就不得不勒紧腰带;勒紧腰带;你就不得不勒紧腰带过日子;不得不勒紧裤腰带
tighten your beltThese words all mean to keep money instead of spending it.以上各词均含存钱、攒钱之义。
to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing常指为了买某物而攒钱、储蓄：
I'm saving for a new car.
我正攒钱想买辆新车。
to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose指谨慎花钱、把…编入预算：
If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip.
我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use指节省、节约、节俭
( rather informal ) to spend less money because there is less available指勒紧腰带省吃俭用：
With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.
由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。
( rather informal ) to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, especially so that you can save it to spend on sth else尤指为了攒钱节衣缩食、省吃俭用：
They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education.
他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
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Why dont you tighten your belt a little ?
那你平时干嘛不勒紧裤腰带呢？
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Work hard , hunker down , tighten your belt , and make a better life .
努力工作、盘腿坐下、勒紧腰带、和改善生活。
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Clearly , if you are spending more than your income , you 'll need to tighten your belt .
明摆着，要是你入不敷出，你就得省着点了。
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If you have less money than usual , you may have to tighten your belt .
如果你的钱比平常小，你就需要系紧带子。
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You need to tighten your belt if you want to save enough money to buy your own house .
如果想储够金钱购买自己的房子，你必须勒紧裤带，省吃俭用。
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If you want to salt away money , you 'll have to tighten your belt for " saving is getting " .
如果你想存些钱，你就得节衣缩食，因为“节省钱就等于挣钱”。
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Now you are out of work , you 'll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often .
你现在失去工作，应该勒紧裤头节约点，不要经常出去逛街，买衣服了。
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You 'll start to see patterns of unnecessary spending ( your morning Starbucks run , sushi takeout , etc. ) and areas where you can tighten your belt .
你将会统计出不必要的消费模式，总结出你可以在哪些领域节省资金。
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Please fasten ( tighten ) your seat belt .
请系好（紧）安全带。