austerity

UK:  [ɔː'sterəti]

US:  [ɔ'sterəti]

复数：austerities  

n.

1.紧缩,紧缩开支,厉行节约

2.(经济的)紧缩

3.严格;严肃

4.简朴,朴素

5.苦行

6.严肃;严峻

7.苦涩味

8.质朴;朴素化;朴素生活;

9.刻板

10.刻苦修行

1 . It might be partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners.
这可能部分由于她着装上故作严肃简朴，部分因为她举止上有意不动声色。

2 . Since reform tends to require lubrication, opening up the public services at a time of austerity was always likely to be tough.
既然改革需要更多润滑，在经济紧缩时期开放公共服务可能会很艰难。

3 . Voters in countries currently implementing very tough austerity programmes have to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
我们还必须让目前正施行严厉紧缩计划国家的选民看到隧道尽头已露出几丝亮光。

4 . Mr Abdullah said the measures would be financed by a government austerity campaign and by delaying plans for some infrastructure projects.
阿卜杜拉表示，将通过政府节俭运动以及推迟部分基础设施项目计划为上述措施筹措资金。

5 . Spending cuts and other austerity measures "might be an effective tool to contain the crisis, " he said.
减少支出或其他经济紧缩政策可能是遏制危机的好方法。