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's hard up for ideas.
  他没有主意。
• 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。
• The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.
  乡村急需技术人员和医生。
• 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。
• We were so hard up we had to sleep in the car.
  “咱们现在可是穷得叮当响，无家可归只能睡车里了”。
• 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。
• I am hard up for money.
  我手头有点紧。
• 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。
• He was rather hard up for a time.
  他一度生活很窘。