hard up
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you are hard up, you have very little money. 手头拮据的; 没钱的[非正式]
Her parents were very hard up. 她的父母手头很拮据。
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hard up (also hard-up)
剑桥词典
- 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。
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ] hard-up pensioners 经济拮据的退休人士