After the merger, management announced austere budget measures that froze all travel spending.

合併後，管理階層宣布了緊縮的預算措施，凍結所有差旅支出。

The new branch office has an austere design, with bare walls and simple metal desks.

新分公司的設計十分簡樸，只有光禿禿的牆面和簡單的金屬辦公桌。

During the recession, many families adopted austere habits and stopped dining out entirely.

經濟衰退期間，許多家庭養成節儉刻苦的習慣，完全不再外食。