hard up

英 [ˌhɑːd ˈʌp]

美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈʌp]

adj.  拮据的，缺钱的(尤指暂时性的); 无所事事的; 无聊的

牛津词典

adj.

• 拮据的，缺钱的（尤指暂时性的）
  having very little money, especially for a short period of time
• 无所事事的；无聊的
  lacking in sth interesting to do, talk about, etc.
  1. ‘You could always go out with Steve.’ ‘I'm not that hard up!’
     “你总可以和史蒂夫出去玩玩吧。”“我还没无聊到那个地步呢！”

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 拮据的;缺钱的
  If you arehard up, you have very little money.
  1. Her parents were very hard up.
     她的父母手头很拮据。

英英释义

adj

• not having enough money to pay for necessities
  Synonym:impecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)pennilesspenuriouspinched

双语例句

• He was rather hard up for a time.
  他一度生活很窘。
• We are a bit hard up at the moment.
  我们最近手头有点紧。
• As he was hard up he had to take this job.
  由于手头儿紧，他不得不接受这份工作。
• As he was hard up, he had to take job.
  由于经济上很困难，他不得不接受这个工作。
• We were very hard up for money when I lost my job.
  在我失业时，我们手头很紧。
• The editor of the magazine was hard up for material.
  那家杂志的编辑缺少材料。
• LL: Right. I'm usually hard up for time during exams. I have so much.
  我也是，只要到了期中考，期末考的季节，我就觉得时间不够用，书都。
• I am hard up for money.
  我手头有点紧。
• Ever since I lost my job, I have been hard up.
  自从失业后，我的手头很紧。
• The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.
  乡村急需技术人员和医生。