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相较之下，卫生部的安德鲁·兰斯利可是捉襟见肘。In contrast, Andrew Lansley at Health is in serious trouble.

于是我们家成了一个单亲家庭，日子过得捉襟见肘。So we became a single parent family and money got really tight.

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这些资源在财政紧缩的新现实面前已经捉襟见肘。These resources were already stretched thin by the new reality of financial austerity.

如果megacity汽车计划不如预期，宝马运营将会捉襟见肘。If the Megacity Vehicle doesn't work, BMW will have considerably less room to maneuver.

随着旅游业的不景气，宾馆和饭店也开始捉襟见肘。Following the recession of tourism industry, hotels and restraunts also face the crisis.

法国从桌上上宾到捉襟见肘是战后一个历史性的转变。The relegation of France from top table to scullery would be an historic post-war shift.

由于军费捉襟见肘，德克雷姆打算仅保留一支最小、最精干的部队。As military stretched, Dirk Rem intended to retain only a minimum, the most capable forces.

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扩散作用使物质充分混合,但随着细胞变大后,扩散作用就捉襟见肘了Diffusion mixes things very well, but as the size gets bigger, diffusion becomes very slow.

尽管进行升级仍然显得捉襟见肘，微软一直在不断铲除这个问题。While the upgrade story is still poor, Microsoft has been slowly chipping away at the problem.

布什没有详加说明，可是克来门茨告诉记者说，本特森“并非穷得捉襟见肘。”Bush didn't elaborate, but Clements told reporters Bentsen" is not exactly on his last dollar."

当然，他们做了努力，但是他们努力的方式建立在一个捉襟见肘的传统上。True, they have tried, but their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an outworn tradition.

肘部关节突出或“捉襟见肘”，妨碍舒展的动作，属于严重缺陷。Tied-in elbows or being "out at the elbows" interfere with free movement and are serious faults.

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可是两年来食品和能源价格大涨，使得他们少得可怜的社会保障捉襟见肘。But two years of rising food and energy costs ate into what little safety net those families had.

注意到了3500焦耳是捉襟见肘，融化100克的巧克力或热的水，一杯咖啡。Note that 3500 joules is barely enough to melt 100g of chocolate or heat water for a cup of coffee.

随着旅业界的不景气，宾馆和饭店也开端捉襟见肘。With the depression of twe industry, the expenses of hotels or restaurants are beside their benefits.

根据上述情况，该市法律援助中心的经费也是捉襟见肘。Based on above-mentioned circumstance, the expenditure of its legal aid center is also far from enough.

由于证券市场影响，他会面对财政捉襟见肘的局面，但却没有谋求连任的掣肘。He will face financial constraints imposed by the bond markets, but none of the constraints of re-election.

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短比即将卸任的整体模型，轴距已捉襟见肘的95毫米和跟踪扩大了50毫米的。Shorter overall than the outgoing model, the wheelbase has been stretched by 95mm and the track widened by 50mm.

虽然他上有医疗保险，但是他的家人已经捉襟见肘，以至于连开车到医院的汽油费用都险些拿不出来了。He has insurance, but his family is so strapped that they have difficulty affording gas to drive to the hospital.

和台湾的竞争对手相比,诺基亚在这厢的优势在于其和欧洲电信运营商巨头之间保持有紧密的合作关系.诺基亚的上网本几乎定位在奢侈品行列,这在当下消费捉襟见肘的环境下,的确需要运营商的强大支持才有可能获得成功.Nokia's edge here over the Taiwanese rivals lies in the strong relationships with major European mobile carriers.