hard up
- adj.拮据的，缺钱的(尤指暂时性的);无所事事的;无聊的
hard upThese words all describe sb who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.以上各词均形容人贫穷、贫寒。
having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs指贫穷的、贫寒的、清贫的：
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.
他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。
having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society指生活条件差的、贫困的、社会地位低下的：
socially disadvantaged sections of the community
该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
poor指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的：
It's a charity that provides help for needy children.
是慈善机构为贫困孩子提供帮助。
( journalism ) poor指赤贫的、不名一文的：
Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.
成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。
[usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的
Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group; it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people. |
Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived . |
( literary ) having no money; very poor指一文不名、穷困：
He died penniless in Paris.
他在巴黎去世时已是一文不名。
( journalism ) extremely poor指赤贫的、一贫如洗的：
a poverty-stricken family in 19th-century Brooklyn
19世纪布鲁克林区的一个赤贫家庭
( informal ) having very little money, especially for a short period of time尤指暂时拮据、缺钱：
I was always hard up as a student.
我当学生时总是很拮据。
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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。
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I was always hard up as a student .
我当学生时总是很拮据。
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Her parents were very hard up .
她的父母手头很拮据。
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He was rather hard up for a time .
他一度生活很窘。
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Don 't complain of being hard up before me !
不要在我面前哭穷！
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The editor of the magazine was hard up for material .
那家杂志的编辑缺少材料。
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He 's hard up for ideas .
他没有主意。
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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。
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He 's always hard up before payday .
快到发工资那几天他就闹饥荒。
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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。
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You know how hard up I am , with no property of my own .
你知道我一贫如洗，没有家产。
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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。
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You 're so hard up to get me on something ?
你很难抓住我的把柄吧？
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The company is hard up for new ideas .
这家公司缺乏新的构想。
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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。
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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。
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When I was a student , I was always hard up .
我在学生时代常常没有钱。
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Instead , my friend was always hard up for cash .
相反，我的朋友通常很缺钱（hardupforcash）。
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Ever since I lost my job , I have been hard up .
自从失业后，我的手头很紧。
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We were very hard up for money when I lost my job .
在我失业时，我们手头很紧。
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We are a bit hard up at the moment .
我们最近手头有点紧。
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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。
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If you are hard up , I can advance you some money .
你如果缺钱，我可以借些钱给你。
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I happen to be more than usually hard up .
近来正巧手头更紧了。
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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。
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The family was hard up for money after the dad lost his work .
在父亲失去工作后家中因缺乏金钱而受窘。
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I am hard up for money .
我手头有点紧。
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We were very hard up after my father died .
父亲死后，家里的日子过得挺窄。
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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”。
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These workers are always hard up for money several days before payday .
这些工人们在发薪日的前几天手头儿总是很紧。