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

起始债务越高，越需要勒紧裤腰。

We've got to tighten our belt.

们得省吃俭用勒紧裤腰。

People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then.

那时候人们还准备好了连裤都勒紧呢。

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

恐怕如此。想们要勒紧腰过日子了。

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，就必须勒紧裤腰。

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

认为，们应该勒紧裤腰，而不是大把花钱。

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

当企业勒紧裤腰时，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，绳子尽量地多勒紧，然后用尺量了量腰身。

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裤腰的情况下推动价格上涨的能，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裤腰的想法，已经站稳了脚跟。

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

在经济上，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。那个陌生人鼻哼了一下，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，他想到了一个主意。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.

难怪投资者勒紧裤腰。

Now the PIF is tightening its purse strings.

如今，PIF 正在勒紧钱袋。

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.

这会迫使你勒紧裤子。

Lots of other African governments are tightening their belts.

许多其他非洲政府也在勒紧裤腰。

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

由于全球经济衰退，企业不得不勒紧裤腰。

Tighten the belt, the single remedy.

勒紧腰，唯一的补救措施。