1. This will cause further belt-tightening in the public services. 这将导致进一步削减公共服务开支。
2. Most of us have survived a recession, so we're familiar with the belt-tightening strategies needed to survive a slump. 我们大多数人都挺过了经济衰退,所以我们都熟悉要在经济衰退中存活需要勒紧裤腰带的策略。
3. Consumers are also showing signs of belt-tightening. 消费者中也已经出现勒紧裤带过日子的迹象。
4. They are part of a general belt-tightening at the agency. 它们是该机构出于全面紧缩开支的一部分。
5. For some families, the belt-tightening is about survival. 对于一些家庭,强制紧缩是为了生存。