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hard-pressed

英 [ˌhɑːd ˈprest]

美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈprest]

adj.  处于强大压力的(尤指工作重、时间紧迫、资金少); 很难(做某事)

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牛津词典

    adj.

    • 处于强大压力的(尤指工作重、时间紧迫、资金少)
      having a lot of problems, especially too much work, and too little time or money
      1. 很难(做某事)
        finding sth very difficult to do
        1. You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary.
          找一位更好的秘书很难。

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 处于困境的;经济窘迫的;承受高压的
        If someone ishard-pressed, they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they have not got enough money.
        1. 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。
      • ADJ-GRADED 很难做到的;(做…)有困难的
        If you will behard-pressed todo something, you will have great difficulty doing it.
        1. This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
          今年该航空公司将很难赢利。

      英英释义

      adj

      • facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
        1. distressed companies need loans and technical advice
        2. financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
        3. we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
        4. found themselves in a bad way financially
        Synonym:distressedhard putin a bad way(p)

      双语例句

      • They urged reduced utility rates for hard-pressed residential users.
        他们强烈要求对经济困难的居民用户降低电力煤气价格。
      • She was hard-pressed to make ends meet.
        她很难使得收支平衡。
      • The latest education reforms have put extra pressure on teachers who are already hard-pressed.
        最新的教育改革对已经倍感压力的老师们又加诸了额外的压力。
      • For hard-pressed Japanese component makers manufacturing in Japan it has been one long competitive struggle.
        对于正身处困境的日本零部件制造业来说,这将是一场艰苦卓绝的长期斗争。
      • On the last occasion he was hard-pressed to ensure that a supportive government emerged.
        在上一次选举中,他对操纵政府已经感到力不从心。
      • Its legendary bloopers are often no worse than the errors made by hard-pressed humans.
        其传奇般的灾难片往往不亚于由捉襟见肘人类作出的错误。
      • I saw a different person there, another human being who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am.
        我看到了一个截然不同的人,另一个和我一样为时间饱受压力的人。
      • Ping'an, population 800, may soon be hard-pressed to maintain its rustic charm.
        有着800人口的平安可能将很难保持其质朴的魅力。
      • You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary.
        找一位更好的秘书很难。
      • This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
        今年该航空公司将很难赢利。