hard-pressed
剑桥词典
- having a lot of difficulties doing something, especially because there is not enough time or money
麪臨睏難的,遭受強大壓力的(尤指缺少時間或錢)
The latest education reforms have put extra pressure on teachers who are already hard-pressed. 最新的教育改革給工作強度已經很大的教師增加了額外的壓力。
Because of shortages , the emergency services were hard-pressed to deal with the accident . 由於缺乏人手和設備,緊急救援服務部門処理這起事故時顯得捉襟見肘。
Most people would be hard-pressed (= would find it difficult ) to name more than half a dozen members of the government . 大多數人連6個內閣成員的名字都說不上來。 返回 hard-pressed