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.
1. ‘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！”

ADJ-GRADED 拮据的;缺钱的
If you arehard up, you have very little money.
1. Her parents were very hard up.
  她的父母手头很拮据。

adj

I happen to be more than usually hard up.
近来正巧手头更紧了。
He's always so down at heel; is he hard up or just slovenly?
他总是这么邋遢，是生活潦倒还是不修边幅？
Don't complain of being hard up before me!
不要在我面前哭穷！
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。
We're a bit hard up this year so we won't be going on holiday after all.
今年我们有点拮据，因此根本不会去度假。
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。
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”。
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。
I can not imagine a human be so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me.
我不能想象有人手头急需做的事情就是要跟我吵架。