英：[ˌhɑ:dˈprest]
美：[ˈhɑrdˈprɛst]
hard-pressed如何读
hard-pressed是什么意思
- adj.经济拮据的；被催逼的；经历大困难的
hard-pressed英英释义
Adjective
1. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"the troubled car industry"
"distressed companies need loans and technical advice"
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"
"we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"
"it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"
"found themselves in a bad way financially"
hard-pressed词源英文解释
The first known use of hard-pressed was in 1707
hard-pressed 例句
1 We're hard pressed for helpers just now, and so we'll just have to take certain chances.
此刻是用人之际, 我们只好冒些儿险!
2 I will be hard pressed to stop myself pouring red wine down his shirt front.
我想我需要极力克制住自己,才不会将手中的红酒泼到他的衬衣上.
3 Gorbachev must have found himself hard pressed to explain the stunning turn of events to them.
戈尔巴乔夫一定觉得很难向他们解释清这个突如其来的转变.
4 You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary.
找一位更好的秘书很难。
5 I was hard pressed to meet the deadline.
我为赶上截止时间而焦头烂额.
6 But young renters would be hard-pressed to find a market that isn’t rapidly outpacing their paycheck.
7 Anyway, it's open secret that the government troops are very hard pressed just now.
并且陇海,平汉两路,中央军非常吃紧, 已经是公开的秘密了.
8 The forces of Cassius were hard pressed early in the battle.
在战斗初期,卡修斯的部队处境艰难.
9 Typically, a company with the financial profile of Trump Media & Technology Group would be hard-pressed to reach a valuation of $5 billion, but the stock does not appear to be trading on traditional financial mileposts like revenue and profit, said Kristi Marvin, chief executive of SPACInsider.com.
10 You be hard pressed to find anybody more willing to joke than her.
你很难找到一个人比她还愿意开玩笑.
11 The twins look so similar that you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between them.
这对双胞胎看起来太像了,你简直无法把他们区分开来.
12 Plus, any animal lover will be hard-pressed not to shed a tear or two upon seeing an imperiled pup come to be lovingly embraced.
13 Their organization is hard pressed for money.
他们的组织经费吃紧.
14 Although hard pressed at first, the force eventually gained a victory.
尽管该部队起初面临强大的攻势, 但最终取得了胜利.
15 The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
该地区的消费者经济窘迫，在奢侈品上的开销比以前少了。
16 Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
一个冰冷梆硬的东西顶在了他的脖梗儿上。
17 All signs are pointing up as loving Venus enters your 10th House of Honor, giving you an extra special shine that others will be hard-pressed to miss.
18 As he was hard pressed for fime, he urged the taxidriver to go it.
由于时间紧逼, 他催著计程车司机使劲往前赶.
19 they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
20 Families in rural areas may be particularly hard-pressed to find help caring for their children.
hard-pressed 同义词
1 处于困境
beleaguered Down struggle flounder in a pickle in deep doo doo up a gum tree be up the creek be in dire straits on the ropes in a bind lumbered tree strand in the nineholes in the shit behind the eight ball in a box
2 拮据的
3 处境艰难的
5 处于困境的
6 忙得不可开交