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
- 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。 - Ever since I lost my job, I have been hard up.
自从失业后，我的手头很紧。 - 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。 - The editor of the magazine was hard up for material.
那家杂志的编辑缺少材料。 - 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。 - I never expected that the hard up families would drop to only two.
我没想到困难户会减少到只有两户。 - The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.
乡村急需技术人员和医生。 - If you are hard up, I can advance you some money.
你如果缺钱，我可以借些钱给你。 - Feet hard up or leave you to jump.
两脚用力离开原地向上或向前跳。 - What he did let slip was that were quite hard up.
他无意中说出的一个情况是他们经济上还相当紧张。