War was followed by many years of austerity.
紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。
the austerity of the monks' life
僧侣的禁欲生活
the austerities of wartime Europe
战时欧洲的艰苦生活
1.(经济的)紧缩
2.简朴,朴素
3.严格;严肃
4.苦行
5.苦涩味
1.(经济的)紧缩
2.简朴,朴素
3.严格;严肃
4.苦行
5.苦涩味
1.an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount
2.a situation in which economic conditions are bad and people’s living standards fall
3.the quality or fact of being plain, strict, simple, or severe
1.For most people, dispensing with a personal dresser and an official companion for a foreign trip does not count as the height of austerity.
对大部分人来说，在一次出国的行程中减少个私人服装师或者官方陪同难以提升到简朴的高度。
2.Or a government trying to impose austerity might be replaced by one that rejects it.
或是一个试图实施紧缩的政府可能会被一个拒绝紧缩的政府所取代。
3.There is no sign yet that investors are panicking over the size of the fiscal deficit or the lack of any medium-term austerity plan.
仍无迹象表明投资者已对财政赤字的规模或中期节俭计划的缺位而感到惶恐不安。
4.Mixing the austerity needed to fix Britain's finances with the sort of good cheer that helps to win elections is not easy.
要想解决英国的财政问题需要实行财政紧缩政策，要想赢得选举则需要讨好选民，把二者结合起来是不容易的。
5.Discipline, as we said, is learning, and learning about austerity does not bring about violence to oneself or to another.
纪律，正如我们所说，是学习，对苦行的了解，并不会带来对自己或者对别人的暴力。
6.But Portugal, facing years of austerity and low growth, may not be inclined to join in the general rejoicing.
但是，葡萄牙在经历了好几年的经济紧缩和低增长，可能不会倾向于加入一般的欢庆。
7.Judged by the claims of those who welcome the new fiscal austerity, as well as those who fear it, a gigantic fiscal blow is about to land.
无论是欢迎也好，恐惧也罢，普遍言论认为新财政紧缩带来的巨量财政打击即将着陆。
8.Europe is likely to go through a weak period as governments implement more austerity measures in the face of a weak economy.
欧洲可能会经历一段疲弱期，而欧洲政府面对衰弱的经济，将实施更多节约措施。
9.But Samaras said the new Democratic Party will not accept any form of fiscal austerity.
但萨马拉斯表示，新民主党不会接受任何形式的财政紧缩。
10.And I see no sign at all that European policy elites are ready to rethink their hard-money-and-austerity dogma.
而且，我根本看不到欧洲政策精英们愿意重新考虑他们的硬货币及紧缩教条的任何迹象。