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词汇 hard-up
释义 hard up
adjective
 informaluk /ˌhɑːd ˈʌp/ us /ˌhɑːrd ˈʌp/
having very little money: 拮据的,手头紧的
We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking about holidays.我们最近手头有些紧,所以不考虑度假的事。
[ before noun ]hard-up pensioners经济拮据的退休人士
Synonyms
destitute
impecuniousformal
impoverishedformal
indigentformal
needy
penniless
penuriousformal
poor(NO MONEY)
poverty-stricken

Idiom


be hard up (for something)

hard up | Business English


hard up
adjective
 informalukus
(UK alsohard-up)
having very little money:
It is not only pensioners in villages who are hard up.
Three hard-up governments are preparing to sell shares in state-owned assets in the next two weeks.
 be hard up (for sth)
to not have enough of something important or valuable:
They're hard up for options because of their financial troubles.
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