cash-strapped

英 [ˈkæʃ stræpt]

美 [ˈkæʃ stræpt]

adj.  资金短缺的

牛津词典

adj.

• 资金短缺的
  without enough money
  1. cash-strapped governments/shoppers
     缺资金的政府；缺钱的购物者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 手头紧的;资金短缺的
  If a person or organization iscash-strapped, they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need.
  1. Union leaders say the wage package is the best they believe the cash-strapped government will offer.
     工会领导人说，财政困难的政府能答应的充其量是一揽子工资方案。

双语例句

• Soaring health-insurance premiums depress wages and prompt cash-strapped firms to stop covering their staff.
  不断上涨的医疗保险金压低了薪水，迫使资金紧缺的公司纷纷停付。
• Anyway, the cash-strapped young people could be an economic burden to their parents.
  但是囊中羞涩的年轻人会成为父母亲的经济负担。
• But how can cash-strapped hospitals afford it?
  但是缺乏经费的医院负担得起吗？
• Cash-strapped GM said it will delay reimbursing its dealers for rebates and other sales incentives and could run out of cash by year's end without government aid.
  现金紧张的通用说，如果没有政府的援助，即使它将延期偿还经销商折扣和其它销售激励，到年终也会用光现金。
• Eg. there are few investors ready to swoop in to keep cash-strapped companies running.
  很少有投资者愿意保持一个现金拮据的企业运行。
• Union leaders say the wage package is the best they believe the cash-strapped government will offer.
  工会领导人说，财政困难的政府能答应的充其量是一揽子工资方案。
• But bankers think this will be difficult, as several cash-strapped international banks have begun to sell down holdings in Chinese banks.
  但银行家们认为，随着几家现金匮乏的国际性银行开始出售它们在中国一些银行里的持股，农行将难以找到外国战略投资者。
• And it's true that state and local governments, hit hard by the recession, are cash-strapped.
  真实情况是，州政府及地方政府深受经济不景气的打击，深陷现金短缺危机之中。
• Moreover, cash-strapped investors are pressing private equity groups to refrain from calling in commitments to fund new deals.
  此外，资金拮据的投资者还在向私人股本集团施加压力，要求它们不要征调承诺资金来为新的交易融资。
• There are income limits to qualify for Medicaid, and cash-strapped states are limiting coverage.
  收入限制了医疗补助的资格，现金拮据的州都限制覆盖范围。