hard up

缺（钱）

例句与用法：

I can't imagine a human being so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me.

我不能想象有人手头急需要做的事情就是要跟我吵架。

She's hard up for ideas.

她想不出主意。

He's hard up for ideas.

他没有主意。

He is hard up for ideas.

他主意不多。

详细释义：

短缺; 缺钱

My parents were hard up during the 1930s 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。

I'm a bit hard up this week.

这星期我手头有点拮据。