hard up
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手头紧, 经济困难
experiencing financial difficulties, often lacking money to cover basic expenses
- After losing his job, he found himself hard up and struggling to pay the bills.
失业后，他发现自己手头拮据，难以支付账单。
- They were so hard up that they had to rely on food banks to get through the month.
他们手头拮据，不得不依靠食品银行度过这个月。
- The recent economic downturn left many families hard up and unable to afford even basic necessities.
最近的经济衰退让许多家庭手头拮据，甚至无法负担基本的生活必需品。
- She was hard up for cash and had to borrow money from friends to make ends meet.
她手头拮据，不得不向朋友借钱以维持生计。
- Even though they were hard up, they managed to find joy in the simple things in life.
尽管他们手头拮据，但他们还是在生活的简单事物中找到了快乐。