You need to tighten up security at the prison.
你们必须加强监狱的安全性。
Mary's arms tighten about his neck.
玛丽把他的脖子搂紧。
Lisa tightened her hold on her husband.
丽萨把丈夫搂得更紧一些。
Please tighten the screws on the bookshelf to ensure it's stable.
请把书架上的螺丝拧紧，确保它稳固。
Can you help me tighten this knot? It keeps coming loose.
你能帮我把这个结系紧吗？它老是松开。
The government plans to tighten regulations on tobacco advertising.
政府计划加强对烟草广告的管制。
After exercising, remember to tighten your muscles and stretch to prevent cramps.
运动后，记得收紧肌肉并做拉伸，以防抽筋。
She had to tighten her belt when she lost her job unexpectedly.
当她意外失业时，不得不节衣缩食。
The central bank decided to tighten monetary policy to control inflation.
中央银行决定收紧货币政策以控制通货膨胀。
Make sure to tighten the lid of the jar so that the contents don't spoil.
确保把罐子的盖子拧紧，以免里面的东西变质。
The hiker stopped to tighten the laces of his boots before continuing up the steep trail.
徒步者停下来系紧靴子的鞋带，然后继续沿着陡峭的小径前进。
The company is looking to tighten its data security measures following a breach.
在发生数据泄露之后，公司正寻求加强其数据安全措施。
He took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the steering wheel, preparing for the challenging turn ahead.
他深吸一口气，握紧方向盘，准备迎接前方的挑战性转弯。
With the tightening of global resource and environmental constraints and the nation's pursuit of the "dual-carbon" goals, many policies such as the "carbon border "adjustment mechanism have been introduced.
随着全球资源和环境约束的收紧以及国家对“双碳”目标的追求，许多政策如“碳边界”调整机制已经出台。
Bai Ming, deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said despite US government efforts to tighten chip export controls, US semiconductor companies continue to place great emphasis on the Chinese market.
中国国际贸易经济合作研究院国际市场研究副主任白明表示，尽管美国政府努力加强芯片出口管制，但美国半导体公司仍高度重视中国市场。
It will also provide financial services for mergers and acquisitions of housing projects in a steady and orderly manner, monitor risks at real estate developers by giving full play to intelligent risk management instruments, and tighten supervision over the use of presold property proceeds, he said.
他说，它还将稳定有序地为住房项目的并购提供金融服务，通过充分发挥智能风险管理工具来监测房地产开发商的风险，并加强对预售房地产收益使用的监督。
More US-listed Chinese mainland companies are likely to seek a dual primary listing on the Hong Kong bourse in the future, given that uncertainties abound in overseas capital markets and the audit oversight is further tightening in the United States, industry experts said.
业内专家表示，鉴于海外资本市场存在大量不确定性，且美国的审计监督正在进一步收紧，未来可能会有更多在美国上市的中国内地公司寻求在香港交易所进行双重一级上市。
It said the technologies are used for purposes such as collagen regeneration, wrinkle reduction, tightening and lifting, cell and capillary repairing.
该公司表示，这些技术用于胶原蛋白再生、减少皱纹、紧致和提拉、细胞和毛细血管修复等目的。
Editor's Note: Amid challenges including geopolitical tensions and the tightening policies by major central banks, the focus has been on how the two sessions－the annual sittings of China's national legislature and top political advisory body－will map out this year's policy agenda to navigate the world's second-largest economy through headwinds and further open up its vast market to the rest of the world.
编者按：在地缘政治紧张局势和主要央行紧缩政策等挑战中，人们关注的焦点是，中国全国人大和最高政治咨询机构的年度两会将如何制定今年的政策议程，以引导这个世界第二大经济体渡过难关，并进一步向世界其他地区开放其庞大的市场。
Q5: The US Federal Reserve is planning measures to tighten its policy, which has raised concerns among some that global capital might be drawn back to the United States.
问题5：美国联邦储备委员会正在计划采取措施收紧其政策，这引起了一些人的担忧，即全球资本可能会被抽回美国。
Will the Fed's tightening affect your investment plans in China?
美联储的紧缩政策会影响你在中国的投资计划吗？
The Didi probe in China signaled the country's efforts to align itself with international practices in tightening tech industry regulations in the wake of the trend of tech giants increasingly resorting to data monetization for revenue growth, and thus posing bigger risks to data management.
滴滴在中国的调查表明，随着科技巨头越来越多地依靠数据货币化来实现收入增长，从而给数据管理带来更大风险，中国正努力与国际惯例保持一致，收紧科技行业监管。
It has continued to tighten contagion prevention in its 25 overseas warehouses and supermarkets for building materials to enhance its supply chains in global markets.
它继续在其25个海外仓库和建筑材料超市加强疫情防控，以增强其在全球市场的供应链。
He added recent moves to tighten regulations in the internet domain will be good for the long-term sustainable development of the industry.
他补充说,近期对互联网领域加强监管的做法将有利于行业长期可持续发展。这句话的意思是,最近在互联网领域实施更严格的监管措施,从长远来看,将对行业的健康和持续发展产生积极影响。这些措施旨在规范市场秩序,保护用户权益,促进行业公平竞争,从而为行业的长期繁荣奠定基础。虽然短期内可能会给一些企业带来挑战,但从长远看,这将有助于构建一个更加稳定、健康和可持续发展的行业环境。
One change that can be discerned is the "savage growth" period might have ended, replaced by a period of all-round tightening regulations.
一个可以辨明的变化是，“野蛮生长”的时代或许已经结束，取而代之的是全方位的监管收紧。
China is tightening anti-monopoly measures for the internet and technology sectors, signifying its strong determination in pushing businesses to give back to society for common prosperity, industry insiders said on Sunday.
业内人士周日表示，中国正在加强对互联网和技术行业的反垄断措施，这表明了中国推动企业回馈社会、实现共同富裕的坚定决心。
The nation's 100 largest real estate companies saw average sales revenue from January to June soar 40 percent year-on-year to 69.3 billion yuan despite tightening measures on land and financing.
尽管在土地和融资方面有紧缩措施，全国100家最大的房地产公司今年1月至6月的平均销售额仍同比大涨40%，达到693亿元人民币。
However, the asset quality of its domestic institutions will still remain under pressure, considering that China may tighten monetary policies amid the economic recovery and exit from policies supporting small businesses after the policies expire, and the impact of the pandemic could be delayed, said Chen Huaiyu, vice-president at Bank of China.
然而，中国国内机构的资产质量仍将面临压力，原因包括：随着经济复苏和刺激小企业政策到期，中国可能会收紧货币政策；疫情的影响可能被推迟，中国银行副行长陈怀宇表示。
Yang Lei, managing director of Northern Light Venture Capital, said earlier that competitive Chinese chip companies have become the darlings of investors amid concerns that the US government may further tighten restrictions on key semiconductor technologies.
北极光创投董事总经理杨镭早些时候表示，在美国政府可能进一步收紧对关键半导体技术限制的背景下，有竞争力的中国芯片公司已成为投资者的宠儿。
The tightening supervision will support market entities to be more dynamic, which can then participate in fair competition and foster the healthy development of the industry, according to experts.
专家表示，更严格的监管将有助于市场主体更加活跃，从而参与公平竞争，并促进行业的健康发展。
As the residential market enters its traditional golden season for sales, Evergrande launched a campaign for its properties nationwide by offering a historic low discount of 30 percent as its solution to deal with the tightening of credit lines and impacts brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, industry experts said.
The property promotion is also a response toward a tightening of credit lines.
Meanwhile, cities experienced price hikes in recent months, in the likes of Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang province, Wuxi in Jiangsu province and Shenyang in Liaoning province, where they are tightening their restrictions on home purchases," said Yan Yuejin, research director at the E-House China R&D Institute.
Efforts include increasing the proportion of bank financing and open market bond financing, repaying high-cost trusts in advance, and tightening regulations, in order to optimize financing structure and lower financing cost.
"While the industry is currently lightly monitored, longer-term tightening of regulation is highly expected, especially as more internet players enter the game," Dong said.
Earlier on Tuesday, some media reported that due to poor performance in clients and operation, Alibaba had shut its overseas business UC News platform while its short video platform VMate also planned to lay off employees and tighten capital investment.
Baidu Inc Chairman Robin Li told China Daily previously that the search engine is mulling relisting in other regions, including Hong Kong, citing concerns over Washington's continuous tightening of regulations on Chinese companies' listings.
However, Yu Minhong, founder of New Oriental Education Group, and Zhang Bangxin, founder of TAL, said at the GES that despite tightening regulations, after-school tutoring plays a critical role.
"In the rest of 2019, we expect the slowing macro and online advertising sentiment to continue, as well as the ongoing tightening regulation in the Internet sector.
The country's financial regulators are tightening rules to control systemic financial crisis, reduce the leverage rate and lead money into the real economy.
Chinese online education startup VIPKid confirmed a new round of financing led by Tencent Holdings Ltd on Monday, right after the country unveiled its latest guideline to encourage online education platforms following a tightening in policies implemented over the past year.
"The new confirmation is likely to be part of VIPKid's wish to attract other investors into the fundraising, after investors are getting colder about the country's online education sector due to tightening of policies," said an investor familiar with the matter who declined to be named.
The past year has seen the tightening of policies on online education platforms in the country.
Instead of lamenting the decrease in growth rate, we have been focusing on doing the basics right, including sharpening technology leadership, optimizing local footprints and tightening customer relationships.
While most Chinese developers are facing tightening financing rules, CFLD stands out, easing investors' concerns.
"Given the current global economic and political uncertainties and trade friction, governments are tightening their scrutiny and regulation in areas like foreign direct investment.
China must tighten environmental protection, invest more in education and innovation, reduce local government debt to ease financial pressures, and promote creativity and productivity via greater competition.
With slowdowns in land and home prices projected to continue, along with tightening of property regulations, Sunac plans to open new sectors in culture and tourism — deemed "the next gold mine" by real estate enterprises.
"The authorities sometimes tighten grip on market regulation, and sometimes, as it is now, loosen restrictions," said Song Guoliang, professor of finance at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
China has introduced new measures to tighten its supervision of vaccine makers.
Through investment and acquisitions, Alibaba is working to tighten grip on as many sectors as possible by merging online and offline resources through its so-called "New Retail" initiative.
An anonymous analyst said the business model of Ant Financial and other non-banks financial institutions is facing challenges, as regulators tighten control of non-traditional financial groups, according to the report.
But the tightening real estate policies may weigh on the price increase in the high-end residential market, Joe Zhou, head of research for China at JLL, said.
E-commerce firm to expand in digital marketing with Focus Media allianceAlibaba Group Holding Ltd is set to acquire a minority stake in China's largest out-of-home advertising network, as it looks to tighten its grip on digital marketing to better serve its omnichannel sales.
Erdogan's statement came after new regulations were announced in recent weeks tightening transport licensing requirements, making it more difficult for drivers to register with Uber and threatening a two-year ban for violations.
Last August, the Chinese government released a guideline to further tighten the grip on or ban ODI in sectors including real estate, hotels, entertainment, sports and casinos to avoid investment risks or potential crime.
During the annual national congress this month, officials unveiled plans to merge the nation's banking and insurance regulators to tighten supervision of financial risks.
In addition, he noted that another risk is that the government has been tightening policy supervision on the industry lately, so healthy content appears to be important.
It has been aggressively tightening its grip on the global music streaming business, swapping shares with Spotify and signing deals with heavyweight musical labels including Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
"The addition of new capacity in the market during certain periods and tightening control over import of raw materials will expose the company to stern challenges," said Cheung.
"If the company's business volume fails to rebound to the previous level, the cash flow will tighten further, which will put us under pressure to repay the debts," Leshi said.
Global paints and coatings company AkzoNobel said it expects its business growth in the Chinese market to "maintain the current momentum" in the coming years, despite concerns that tightening housing policy could deal a blow to the industry.
Lin acknowledged that the cooling down of China's real estate market in the wake of tightening government policy could negatively affect the company's business, but said he believes there is still plenty of space to explore in the country.
US regulators' approval comes amid tightening scrutiny of Chinese FDIBeijing-based Naura Microelectronics Equipment Co Ltd announced it has finalized a deal to buy the United States' Akrion Systems LLC, a semiconductor manufacturing equipment company, following approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
"As one of the largest foreign-invested companies in China, Siemens has more than 32,000 employees working in numerous joint ventures and company operations spread across the country, and the Initiative will only help in tightening our relationships.
Tightening lending for developers is one of the comprehensive measures that policymakers have been taking to curb speculation in China's real estate market since the second half of 2016.
CIRC said it will continue to tighten regulatory supervision and punish irregularities.
A tightening of liquidity also helped the yuan reverse last year's depreciation.
China Investment Corp. [Photo by Wu Changqing/For China Daily]China Investment Corporation, the world's second-largest sovereign wealth fund, is ready to target more overseas alternative assets and direct investment in the next decade, as its strategy shifts amid tightening global liquidity.
"Overall asset income will face huge headwinds, as the world's major central banks start to tighten their monetary policy amid global economic recovery.
Other measures include recruiting more foreign talent, infusing flight crew uniforms with more Chinese elements, equipping the C-919 aircraft with necessary cabin requirements, and tightening safety standards and employee training programs.
com has had to tighten its security process after media reports claimed that customers had been sold fake goods.
Temasek said the change underscored its concern about high market valuations globally and possible credit tightening in the US and Europe.
The move came amid tightening regulations on commercial properties.
"Such tightening measures will highlight the real value of those strong brands in operating shopping malls and offices, and teaming up with those quality brands is definitely a win-win choice for property developers," said Zhang Dawei, an analyst with Centaline Property.
Chinese companies are tightening up their compliancy rules, and cracking down on bribery and corruption.
To help enterprises fend off potential risks, the State-asset watchdog will tighten supervision and punishment measures by providing more policy guidelines.
[Photo/VCG]Poly Real Estate Group, one of China's leading real estate companies, reported 38.73 percent year-on-year growth in its first-quarter net profits despite tightening government regulation on the property market.
Compared to the Spring Festival last year, 68 percent of consumers plan to increase their spending for the upcoming extended holiday, 26 percent have no budgetary changes in mind and only 6 percent will tighten their purse strings over the break.
But as the Fed is seen softening its aggressive monetary tightening in the second half of 2024, the US and Chinese monetary policies may gradually follow the same direction.
Analysts from Guangzhou Finance Holdings Futures Co Ltd said the Fed's tightening will result in higher financing costs in US dollars, thus suppressing aggregate social demand and triggering capital outflows from other countries.
Experts from China International Capital Corporation Limited said the contracting demand and tightening liquidity, both of which are taking place worldwide, will continue to weigh on commodity prices in 2024.
"We believe intensifying expectations of major central banks ending their tightening cycle and starting to cut in the first half of 2024, as well as still heightened geopolitical tensions and strong central bank purchases, drove gold prices to a record high," said Roland Wang, CEO of the World Gold Council (China).
This means that global debt and financial risks "deserve attention", Zhou said, calling for strengthening the coordination of macroeconomic, financial and regulatory policies among different countries, especially when managing the spillover effect of developed economies' monetary tightening on developing ones.
Warning of the global debt and financial risks brought by a higher-for-longer interest rate environment, Zhou Xiaochuan, co-chairman of the IFF, called for closer coordination of macroeconomic, financial and regulatory policies among different countries, especially when it comes to managing the spillover effect of developed economies' monetary tightening on developing ones.
The report said that the monetary tightening cycle in most countries is likely to end by 2024.
However, monetary and financial tightening are likely to continue and further depress demand growth and slow the global recovery.
As for worries over balance sheet recession — a situation where all sectors, including households, businesses and government departments tighten their balance sheets — initiating a vicious downward cycle, there currently is no sign of such a cycle in the nation.
Also, major developed economies' monetary tightening is close to the end, which will also ease the spillover effect on the international financial market, Wang said in a statement on Friday.
Besides, the slowdown in the global economy reduces exports from African countries and their ability to earn foreign exchange and repay debt, while monetary tightening in the United States and other advanced countries causes interest rate hikes, forcing African countries to pay more on their borrowings.
Some point to weakening in manufacturing, slowing consumer spending and tightening credit, all consistent with the impacts of a strict monetary policy and cooling price pressures.
"Evidence of persistently above-trend growth could put further progress on inflation at risk and could warrant further tightening of monetary policy," Powell said.
More proactive fiscal policy and moderately expansionary monetary policy are needed as the external shock of weak global demand and the sharpest US monetary tightening on record has converged with domestic enterprises' damaged balance sheets, he said.
"Also, the tightening of US monetary policy has notably restrained its domestic demand," Zhang said.
However, the Manila-based bank said the demand for developing Asia's electronics and other manufactured goods exports is slowing as monetary tightening drags on economic activity in major advanced economies.
The ministry also released China's first regulation on the management of human resources agencies recently to tighten supervision over their operations in order to ensure a safer job market, especially for young people who lack experience.
However, risks still persist, the report said, citing the Russia-Ukraine conflict which could stoke renewed spikes in commodity prices and global inflation and induce further monetary tightening if protracted or escalated.
Wang Chunying, deputy head and spokeswoman of SAFE, said the country's external debt will continue to stay stable as major developed economies slow down the pace of monetary tightening while China's overall economic performance improves.
To tighten and consolidate the main responsibility for inspection rectification, and promote the implementation of inspection rectification outcomes, after each round of inspections, the county holds special meetings to carefully study the problems.
According to the World Bank's latest East Asia and the Pacific Economic Update report, economic performance across the region, while robust, could be held back this year by slowing global growth, elevated commodity prices and tightening financial conditions due to persistent inflation.
根据世界银行最新发布的《东亚与太平洋地区经济更新报告》，尽管该区域经济表现强劲，但今年可能受到全球经济增速放缓、大宗商品价格居高不下以及因持续通胀导致金融条件紧缩等因素的制约。
Gourinchas cautioned that the sharp monetary policy tightening of the last year is starting to have serious side effects on the financial sector.
The report said that tightening global financial conditions has heightened financial stability risks, as evidenced by emerging banking sector vulnerabilities in the United States and Europe.
Monetary tightening adopted to curb inflation is one cause for economic downturn, while the supply-side shock on the global level is another.
The budget report for this year unveiled during the two sessions said local governments should focus on the performance of government investment and avoid blindly expanding investment, indicating the government's tightening grip over the effectiveness of infrastructure investment this year to curb potential risks behind last year's surge, according to an analysis by Shenwan Hongyuan Securities.
They attributed the continuous decline to the fading attractiveness of dollar assets as radical monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve has pushed down prices of US government bonds and led to rising financial fragility, as seen in the recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
Pan Gongsheng, deputy governor of the central bank and head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said during Friday's news conference that the extent of monetary policy tightening by the Fed this year is expected to ease, leading to a marginal weakening of the spillover effects.
For the Chinese economy to sail through these external headwinds, the experts said the nation's macroeconomic policies are expected to extend steady support for economic growth — avoiding either sharply tightening policy stance or overstimulating the economy.
Robin Xing, Morgan Stanley's chief China economist, said, "Macroeconomic policies are expected to stay relatively accommodative throughout this year to ensure a steady economic recovery from COVID-19 without a sharp tightening of policy stance.
First, the tightening of policies in previous years; second, dried up real estate demand, impacted by slower population growth and urbanization; and third, the unexpected great shock by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The country's financial departments have helped governments at all levels to tighten their belts through committing to negative growth in their budgetary spending and better securing people's livelihoods, Li said.
Avoid premature tighteningAmid an output gap in 2023 and downside risks to the economic outlook, it will be important for Chinese policymakers to avoid prematurely tightening macroeconomic policies, according to a recent IMF staff report following the annual Article IV review of the Chinese economy.
Experts at the IMF stressed the need for China to avoid a premature tightening of macroeconomic policies and accelerate key structural reforms as multifaceted challenges remain.
Experts at the IMF stressed the need for the country to avoid a premature tightening of macroeconomic policies and accelerate key structural reforms as multifaceted challenges remain.