hard up for money 缺钱
be hard up 经济困难
hard times 艰难时期
financial trouble 财务困境
short on cash 现金不足
1. I am hard up right now, so I need to find a part-time job.
我现在很缺钱，所以我需要找一份兼职工作。
2. The family was hard up after the father lost his job.
父亲失业后，这家人就入不敷出了。
3. Don't worry, I'm not hard up, I have enough savings.
别担心，我不缺钱，我有足够的积蓄。
A: Why did you take a second job?
A：你为什么找了一份第二份工作？
B: I'm a bit hard up since my rent went up last month.
B：因为上个月房租涨了，我有点经济拮据。
A: I understand. Do you need any help?
A：我理解。你需要帮忙吗？
1) 缺钱的，穷困的
2) 资金短缺的
3) 入不敷出的
4) 急需资金的
1. (口语) 缺钱的，经济困难的
e.g.
He is hard up for cash.
他手头紧，缺现金。
e.g. We are hard up this month. 我们这个月入不敷出。
adjective phrase
1. (informal) lacking money; poor; financially strained.
Synonym: broke, strapped, short, strapped for cash