harsh times

基本解释

This sort of innovation is a response to harsh times in the pub industry.
這種創新是對酒吧産業処於艱難時期的一種廻應。
This is odd, given the richness of the material available on everyday life during those harsh times.
假設在那段睏苦的時期人們每天都有充沛的物資可用，那麽這種情況就顯得有些奇怪。
Many observers were quick to find in the Cranicks' burning house a parable for the increasingly harsh times in which we live.
許多觀察者很快認爲Cranick一家的慘劇正是我們生活中越來越多殘酷時刻的寫照。

It could end up a humble affair that avoids stoking resentment and complaints of insensitivity during harsh economic times.
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It is a sign of harsh budgetary times.
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