hard up
adjective [after verb] informal
■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 in terms of holidays.我们最近手头有些紧，所以不考虑渡假的事。
adjective [after verb] informal
be hard up (for sth)
■to not have enough of something important or valuable 紧缺，急需•If you're so hard up for friends, why don't you join a club?如果你那么缺朋友，为甚么不加入一家俱乐部呢？ |