| 词汇 | reduced-circumstances |
| 释义 | reduced circumstances noun[ plural ] old-fashioneduk /rɪˌdʒuːst ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːn.sɪz/ us /rɪˌduːst ˈsɝː.kəm.stæn.sɪz/ a polite way to describe a situation in which someone is poorer than they once were: （变穷的委婉说法）境况不济，落泊 live in reduced circumstancesShe claims she is a duchess in reduced circumstances. live in reduced circumstancesBy now she was alone and living in reduced circumstances. They tried to make the best of their reduced circumstances. I still live well compared with most people, but in very reduced circumstances. He died young, leaving his widow to bring up a family in very reduced circumstances. He was living in severely reduced circumstances, although his family helped him financially. Examples of reduced circumstancesreduced circumstances Turner apportioned the blame for the reducedcircumstances of these labouring families to the 1834 poor law reforms. Maskelyne's father died when he was 12, leaving the family in reducedcircumstances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At present, institutions must sometimes resort to drastic measures to enforce the payment of maintenance, while creditors often live in reducedcircumstances. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are spending rashly, like a man in reducedcircumstances trying to live in an expensive mansion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the taxpayers who have to contribute to these pensions may be people in very reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not be based upon their normal wages, but upon their wages in the present reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This dear old gentleman, now aged 73, lives with his loyal wife—a wonderful woman—in very reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a sign of a poverty-stricken nation or of a people who are feeling the reducedcircumstances of their living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have many sad examples in my post-bag of people living in reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Millions of pounds are being denied to women living in reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are elderly people, possibly in reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those with small incomes are already badly hit by the war and many are in reducedcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The argument has been valid for those who presumably are better oft, but it is not apparently valid for those who are living in reducedcircumstances on retirement pensions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have grave misgivings as to the wisdom of granting loans to persons who are obviously already in reducedcircumstances and would find repaying a loan a severe financial burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Discount is offered to those in reducedcircumstances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of reduced circumstances These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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