strait·ened
adjective/ˈstreɪtnd/
/ˈstreɪtnd/
[only before noun] (formal)- without enough money or as much money as there was before
经济拮据的；穷困的；经济状况恶化的 - The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.
这个八口之家日子过得很拮据。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStraitened is used with these nouns:- circumstance
- The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.