"hard pressed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 处于困境
• 很难

Definition

当你处于困境时，你做某事有困难，通常是因为缺乏时间、金钱或资源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于形容时间或钱不够时的压力或困难，如“hard pressed to find”、“hard pressed for cash”。略带正式色彩，日常口语中较少用。多指情感或实际上的难处，不是字面上的“被压”。

Examples

I'm hard pressed for time this week.

我这周**时间很紧**。

Many families are hard pressed to pay their bills.

许多家庭**很难**支付账单。

She was hard pressed to finish her work on time.

她**很难**按时完成工作。

You’d be hard pressed to find a better deal than this.

很**难**找到比这更好的优惠。

We’re all hard pressed for cash after the holidays.

假期过后我们大家都**很缺钱**。

Even experts would be hard pressed to explain that.

即使专家也**很难**解释这个。