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.- ‘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！”
- ‘You could always go out with Steve.’ ‘I'm not that hard up!’
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 拮据的;缺钱的
If you arehard up, you have very little money.- Her parents were very hard up.
她的父母手头很拮据。
- Her parents were very hard up.
英英释义
adj
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
双语例句
- I am hard up for money.
我手头有点紧。 - He was just as hard up as any of us.
他和我们中的任何人都一样手头拮据。 - He's always so down at heel; is he hard up or just slovenly?
他总是这么邋遢，是生活潦倒还是不修边幅？ - Feet hard up or leave you to jump.
两脚用力离开原地向上或向前跳。 - If you are hard up, I can advance you some money.
你如果缺钱，我可以借些钱给你。 - I can not imagine a human be so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me.
我不能想象有人手头急需做的事情就是要跟我吵架。 - The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.
乡村急需技术人员和医生。 - We are a bit hard up at the moment.
我们最近手头有点紧。 - You're so hard up to get me on something?
你很难抓住我的把柄吧？ - Whenever I'm hard up for money, he will empty his purse to help me.
每当我手头拮据的时候，他总是倾囊相助。