hard up

adjective

/ˌhɑːd ˈʌp/

/ˌhɑːrd ˈʌp/

(informal)

having very little money, especially for a short period of time拮据的，缺钱的（尤指暂时性的）
- They’re not really as hard up as they say they are.他们并不像他们说的那么穷。
- After he lost his job he was so hard up he couldn’t afford the price of a beer.失业后，他手头拮据，连一杯啤酒都买不起。
Synonyms poor
poor
- disadvantaged
- needy
- impoverished
- deprived
- penniless
- hard up
These words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.
- poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs:
  They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。
- disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society:
  socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
- needy poor:
  It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。
- impoverished (journalism) poor:指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的：
  Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。
- deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的
poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?用 poor、needy、impoverished 还是 deprived？Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.
- penniless (literary) having no money; very poor:指一文不名的、穷困的：
  He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。
- hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time:尤指暂时拮据、缺钱：
  I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。
Patterns
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
- poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
- a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background
Topics Social issuesc1
hard up (for something) having nothing interesting to do, talk about, etc.无所事事的；无聊的
- ‘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！”
- The newspapers must be hard up for news if they’ve got to publish stories like that (= they must have very little real news).如果报纸不得不发表这样的报道，它们肯定很难获得新闻。

词汇	hard up
释义	hard up adjective /ˌhɑːd ˈʌp/ /ˌhɑːrd ˈʌp/ (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time拮据的，缺钱的（尤指暂时性的） They’re not really as hard up as they say they are.他们并不像他们说的那么穷。 After he lost his job he was so hard up he couldn’t afford the price of a beer.失业后，他手头拮据，连一杯啤酒都买不起。 Synonyms poorpoor disadvantaged needy impoverished deprived penniless hard up These words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs. poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs: They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。 disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society: socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层 needy poor: It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。 impoverished (journalism) poor:指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的： Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。 deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的 poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?用 poor、needy、impoverished 还是 deprived？Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived. penniless (literary) having no money; very poor:指一文不名的、穷困的： He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。 hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time:尤指暂时拮据、缺钱： I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。 Patterns poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background Topics Social issuesc1 hard up (for something) having nothing interesting to do, talk about, etc.无所事事的；无聊的 ‘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！” The newspapers must be hard up for news if they’ve got to publish stories like that (= they must have very little real news).如果报纸不得不发表这样的报道，它们肯定很难获得新闻。
随便看	hate somebody’s guts hates-on hate speech hate-speech hate the sight of hatful hatfuls hath hating hat-in-hand hatless hatlessness hatlessness' hatlessnesses hatlessnesses' hatlessness's hatlike hatpin hatpins hatred hatreds hats hats off to hats off to sb hats off to somebody