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

• 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”。
• Don't complain of being hard up before me!
  不要在我面前哭穷！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's hard up for ideas.
  他没有主意。
• We were very hard up for money when I lost my job.
  在我失业时，我们手头很紧。
• 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。
• Her parents were very hard up.
  她的父母手头很拮据。
• Feet hard up or leave you to jump.
  两脚用力离开原地向上或向前跳。