straitened
adjective [ before noun ] formal uk/ˈstreɪ.tənd/ us/ˈstreɪ.tənd/
拮据的，窘迫的;经济状况恶化的
A straitened situation is difficult because there is much less money available to you than there was in the past.
A lot of people are finding themselves in very straitened circumstances because of the recession. 因为经济萧条，很多人生活拮据。