harsh times

基本解释

This sort of innovation is a response to harsh times in the pub industry.
这种创新是对酒吧产业处于艰难时期的一种回应。
This is odd, given the richness of the material available on everyday life during those harsh times.
假设在那段困苦的时期人们每天都有充沛的物资可用，那么这种情况就显得有些奇怪。
Many observers were quick to find in the Cranicks' burning house a parable for the increasingly harsh times in which we live.
许多观察者很快认为Cranick一家的惨剧正是我们生活中越来越多残酷时刻的写照。

It could end up a humble affair that avoids stoking resentment and complaints of insensitivity during harsh economic times.
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Granted, the F-16 is no longer cutting edge and its sale to over two dozen nations keeps Americans employed at General Dynamics during harsh economic times.
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It is a sign of harsh budgetary times.
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