Dictionary entry
Straitened
Pronunciation: /ˈstreɪtnd/
Pronunciation
/ˈstreɪtnd/
Myanmar Meaning
ဆင်းရဲခြင်းဖြင့် ထင်ရှားသော။
Definition
straitened /'streÇtnd/ adj ဆင္းရဲႏြမ္းပါးေသာ။ က်ပ္တည္းခက္ခဲ ေသာ။ live in straitened circumstances/times.
Examples
- ‘The other side of this contract was a programme of social reforms that the country could ill afford in its straitened circumstances.’
- ‘There are also ads inviting assistance placed by genteel persons in straitened circumstances.’
- ‘It had long been a Chamber priority to secure Cabinet-level representation for Waterford and this has been even more important during the last year given the straitened economic circumstances.’
- ‘Others who will be exempted from conscription are men doing service
- and men in straitened family circumstances
- on the basis of a report by the local administration and on application to the Defence Minister.’
- ‘Primary school pupils mostly feel frustrated because of straitened family financial circumstances or because of problems with their teachers.’
- ‘Some Bulgarian families now have fewer children than they want to for various reasons
- most often straitened circumstances
- Belcheva said.’
- ‘He moved his family to Edinburgh
- where he died
- leaving his widow and four daughters in straitened circumstances.’
- ‘Unlike public museums
- which can attract a measure of financial aid from the government
- university museums were generally confronted with more straitened financial circumstances.’
- ‘A woman and children have been bereaved
- no doubt left behind in straitened circumstances
- and it is unlikely that their grief is less real than that of any of the families of other victims of tragic accidents.’
- ‘Since it itself is only modestly profitable
- the new company starts life in straitened circumstances.’
- ‘So it is disappointing when one British writer who can stand up to the broad-sweeping visions of international novelists has to watch a writer of more straitened horizons take the plaudits.’
- ‘I still think the staleness is there and very flattering to people who actually prefer straitened horizons.’
- ‘The Wyoming refuseniks adapt themselves to these straitened circumstances with a mixture of stoicism
- masochism and whimsy
- and Proulx follows suit
- particularly enjoying fantastical moments.’