收紧

shōu jǐn jiāng shéng

收紧缰绳

draw in the reins

tā hái xū yào zài shōu jǐn yī xiē

它还需要再收紧一些。

It needs tightening up a little.

xiù zi zài zhǒu bù shōu jǐn jiē zhe zhú jiàn zhǎn kāi

袖子在肘部收紧，接着逐渐展开。

The sleeves are tight to the elbow, then flare out.

zhèng fǔ zhèng zài shōu jǐn gōng gòng kāi zhī

政府正在收紧公共开支。

The government is reining in public expenditure.

wǒ men duì jī běn jiàn shè de tóu zī yǐ jīng shōu jǐn le yī diǎn

我们对基本建设的投资已经收紧了一点。

We have slightly reduced our investment in capital construction.