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
- 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - I know you're hard up for new reading material.
我知道你在为找不到阅读材料发愁。 - You're so hard up to get me on something?
你很难抓住我的把柄吧？ - Don't complain of being hard up before me!
不要在我面前哭穷！ - We were very hard up for money when I lost my job.
在我失业时，我们手头很紧。 - We're a bit hard up this year so we won't be going on holiday after all.
今年我们有点拮据，因此根本不会去度假。 - Her parents were very hard up.
她的父母手头很拮据。 - Ever since I lost my job, I have been hard up.
自从失业后，我的手头很紧。