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
- 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。 - 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? - Ever since I lost my job, I have been hard up.
自从失业后,我的手头很紧。 - My parents were hard up during the1930s but now they are well-off.
在三十年代,我的双亲经济拮据,但现在他们很富有。 - 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。 - He's always hard up before payday.
快到发工资那几天他就闹饥荒。 - I'm hard up for clothes, but I have a lot of books.
我缺少衣服,但是我有很多书。 - Her parents were very hard up.
她的父母手头很拮据。 - 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。