"hard up" 怎么发音
expression
ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈəp
HARD-up
hˈɑːd/ /ˈʌp
HAHD-up
释义
If someone is hard up, they do not have much money or are short of resources. It is an informal and colloquial phrase.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈəp
英式英语
hˈɑːd/ /ˈʌp
简化发音
美式
HARD-up
英式
HAHD-up
语境中听
I'm hard up this month and can't buy a new phone.
They're a bit hard up right now, so they're not going out much.
When you're hard up, every little bit helps.
I was so hard up in college, I used to live on instant noodles.