| 1. | The situation was critical .
形势吃紧。 |
| 2. | The month of september must be regarded as critical in the extreme .
应当把9月看作是极其吃紧的关头。 |
| 3. | Tax revenue falls , putting more stress on public budgets
税收锐减，让公共预算更加吃紧。 |
| 4. | This theater is woefully short of cash and might have to close down
这家戏院因为财务严重吃紧，可能得结束营业了。 |
| 5. | The soldier faces the powder while the beauty powders the face
前方吃紧，后方紧吃。 （战士面对炸药，美人在往脸上擦粉。 ） |
| 6. | Mitch : she was a graphic designer , but due to a budget crunch , she was laid off
她原本是图像设计师，不过因为预算吃紧，所以被裁员了。 |
| 7. | To assemble enough aid to assure assistance for all regions in a country stretches finances
要调集足够的物资，保证为一个国家的所有地区提供帮助，使得财政吃紧。 |
| 8. | Iron ore prices have risen substantially over the last few years amid tight supplies because of strong demand from china
过去几年，由于中国的强劲需求导致市场供应吃紧，铁矿石价格大幅上涨。 |
| 9. | Composed of 120 , 000 men , this force was intercepted by liu when on the road and surrounded twenty miles west of suhsien
第十二兵团原来并不是防守徐州的部队，它是在局势吃紧时从汉口开来增援徐州守军的。 |
| 10. | Factory orders for march showed surprise strength , suggesting corporate wallets may not be as shut tight as previously thought
三月份的工业订单出人意料的强劲，这表明企业资金也许并不像先前认为的那样吃紧。 |
