strapped for cash

US [stræpt]
UK [stræpt]
  • adj.勒有皮带的；用皮带装饰的；身无分文的
  • v.“strap”的过去式和过去分词
  • Web捉襟见肘；极缺钱；极需要钱

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Web Definition

adj.
1.
用皮带捆住的,勒有皮带的;用皮带装饰的
2.
〈美俚〉资金短少的,身无分文的
v.
1.
“strap”的过去式和过去分词

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Definition:
AllAll,勒有皮带的勒有皮带的,用皮带装饰的用皮带装饰的,身无分文的身无分文的,捉襟见肘捉襟见肘,极缺钱极缺钱,极需要钱极需要钱
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
I'd love to go for dinner with you guys, but I'm a bit strapped for cash.
我很想和你们一起吃晚餐，可是我有点缺钱。
wǒ hěn xiǎng hé nǐ men yì qǐ chī wǎn cān , kě shì wǒ yǒu diǎn quē qián 。
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2.
I'd love to go to dinner with you guys, but I'm a bit strapped for cash.
我很想和你们一起吃晚餐，可是我手头有点紧。
wǒ hěn xiǎng hé nǐ men yì qǐ chī wǎn cān , kě shì wǒ shǒu tóu yǒu diǎn jǐn 。
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3.
A rosy view, perhaps, but as governments find themselves increasingly strapped for cash, intelligent giving can only grow more important.
这或许是一种乐观的意见；但理智的慈善捐助观念在政府财政越发拮据之时，其重要性将有增无减。
zhè huò xǔ shì yī zhǒng lè guān de yì jiàn ; dàn lǐ zhì de cí shàn juān zhù guān niàn zài zhèng fǔ cái zhèng yuè fā jié jū zhī shí , qí zhòng yào xìng jiāng yǒu zēng wú jiǎn 。
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4.
I knew he was strapped for cash, but so was the state, and I couldn't justify the expense.
我知道他极需要现金，州政府同样如此，而且我无法证明这项开支的正当性。
wǒ zhī dào tā jí xū yào xiàn jīn , zhōu zhèng fǔ tóng yàng rú cǐ , ér qiě wǒ wú fǎ zhèng míng zhè xiàng kāi zhī de zhèng dàng xìng 。
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5.
Washington contributes nearly a quarter of UNESCO's annual budget, and its funding freeze has left the agency strapped for cash.
华盛顿提供近四分之一的联合国教科文组织的年度预算，由于已经冻结资金，该组织将过上拮据的日子。
huá shèng dùn tí gōng jìn sì fēn zhī yī de lián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī de nián dù yù suàn , yóu yú yǐ jīng dòng jié zī jīn , gāi zǔ zhī jiāng guò shàng jié jū de rì zǐ 。
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6.
During the Great Depression, hundreds of communities as strapped for cash as California is today circulated their own temporary currencies.
在美国经济大萧条时期，成百上千的社区也像今天的加州政府一样缺少现金，因此它们开始印发流通自己的临时性货币。
zài měi guó jīng jì dà xiāo tiáo shí qī , chéng bǎi shàng qiān de shè qū yě xiàng jīn tiān de jiā zhōu zhèng fǔ yí yàng quē shǎo xiàn jīn , yīn cǐ tā men kāi shǐ yìn fā liú tōng zì jǐ de lín shí xìng huò bì 。
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7.
Being strapped for cash might crimp my style, but I hope my spending-ability increases over the summer.
缺乏金钱或许会影响到我的流行服饰，但是我希望今年夏天过后，我的支付能力能够增加。
quē fá jīn qián huò xǔ huì yǐng xiǎng dào wǒ de liú xíng fú shì , dàn shì wǒ xī wàng jīn nián xià tiān guò hòu , wǒ de zhī fù néng lì néng gòu zēng jiā 。
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8.
Here is a state so strapped for cash that it recently resorted to paying its workers with IOUs rather than money.
资金极其拮据的加州，近来竟然以白条——而不是现金——支付员工的薪水。
zī jīn jí qí jié jū de jiā zhōu , jìn lái jìng rán yǐ bái tiáo — — ér bú shì xiàn jīn —— zhī fù yuán gōng de xīn shuǐ 。
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9.
Whether you're strapped for cash or feeling comfortable, we could all stand to make a few tweaks to our personal budgets.
无论你是为钱所困还是为情所扰，我们都可以给你的个人预算提几条锦囊妙计。
wú lùn nǐ shì wèi qián suǒ kùn hái shì wèi qíng suǒ rǎo , wǒ men dōu kě yǐ gěi nǐ de gè rén yù suàn tí jǐ tiáo jǐn náng miào jì 。
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10.
He does not control Congress, and is strapped for cash. But he has plenty of time to prepare for the 2013 election.
总统离绝对权利仍然很远，他没有控制国会，又在资金方面遇到问题，但他有足够多的时间来准备2013年的大选。
zǒng tǒng lí jué duì quán lì réng rán hěn yuǎn , tā méi yǒu kòng zhì guó huì , yòu zài zī jīn fāng miàn yù dào wèn tí , dàn tā yǒu zú gòu duō de shí jiān lái zhǔn bèi liǎng qiān líng yī shí sān nián de dà xuǎn 。
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