It often buries leftovers as emergency rations for leaner times.

它经常把吃剩的食物埋起来用作匮乏时期的应急口粮。

Like everyone else, we've had a lean time recently.

时机歹歹 我们最近获利不佳。

Autophagy presumably arose long ago as a way of helping cells survive lean times.

自噬大概很早以前就出现，作为一种帮助细胞在缺氧缺糖时存活下来的方式。

Just as in Iceland, hidden cashes can be a life saver during winter's lean times.

和冰岛情况相同的是藏匿的食物在冬季贫乏时可以救命。

The supply will have to last them through the lean and cold times ahead.

这些储备必须维持它们度过前面贫乏而寒冷的时日。

Storm and Susie need to get their pups through these lean times and into the autumn.

" 风暴" 和" 苏西" 必须让他们的孩子熬过这个拮据时期，顺利进入秋天。

More difficult, in the moment, is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.

这个时候，更难区分清楚这些艰难困苦是如何影响社会国民性格的。

Since it is expensive for firms to shed workers in lean times, they are reluctant to hire in good ones.

由于在不景气时期，公司裁员成本昂贵，所以在繁荣时期，他们不愿招聘。

In leaner times shareholders usually prioritise profits above all else.

在经济不景气的时期，股东通常优先考虑利润。

Critters that can recycle parts of themselves for fuel are better able to cope with lean times than those that cannot.

有些家畜能循环利用它们身体的一部分作为养料，这样的动物比其他的动物在食物匮乏期更容易生存。

You know I only took that job on the docks to see us through the lean times.

你知道我在码头接受这份工作只是为了帮助我们度过困难时期。

They saw that older, wizened females were the individuals most likely to lead younger whales to salmon feeding grounds, especially during lean times.

他们发现上了年纪，正变得干瘦的个体雌鲸极有可能带领幼鲸前往鲑鱼进食的场所，尤其食物稀缺时更甚。

So, a lot of... The rest of the year was, you know, lean times, uh, trying to just make it through.

所以，很多...你知道，今年剩下的时间都是艰难时期，呃，努力熬过去。

In summer, the monkeys go around in huge bands, but at this lean time of the year, they split up into smaller foraging parties.

在夏季，猴子们成群结队地行动，但每年到了这种拮据时期，它们拆成小群队出外觅食。

Then lean times came for ducklings, for I think word spread through the hammock that there were new delicacies in the orange grove.

然后小鸭子的日子不好过， 因为我想在吊床上传开了橘园里有新的美味佳肴的消息。

One fisherman borrows a few dollars of me in lean times, and I have a drawing account for fish, never calculated exactly, but well tipped in my favor.

一个渔夫在困难时期向我借了几美元， 我有一个鱼的提款账户， 从来没有精确计算过， 但对我有利。

After a fat year, tech startups are bracing for lean times After a stunning run during the pandemic, which put a premium on all things digital, tech stocks have hit a rough patch.

在经历了繁荣的一年后，科技初创公司准备迎来不景气时期在疫情期间，科技股涨势惊人，所有数字化产品都获得了红利，如今它们处境艰难。