cash-strapped
英 [ˈkæʃ stræpt]
美 [ˈkæʃ stræpt]
adj. 资金短缺的
牛津词典
adj.
- 资金短缺的
without enough money- cash-strapped governments/shoppers
缺资金的政府;缺钱的购物者
- cash-strapped governments/shoppers
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 手头紧的;资金短缺的
If a person or organization iscash-strapped, they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need.- Union leaders say the wage package is the best they believe the cash-strapped government will offer.
工会领导人说,财政困难的政府能答应的充其量是一揽子工资方案。
- Union leaders say the wage package is the best they believe the cash-strapped government will offer.
双语例句
- Global sales of gold jewellery last year plunged to a two-decade low as high prices and the economic crisis drove away cash-strapped consumers from the market.
全球黄金首饰销量去年跌至20年来的最低水平,高昂的价格和经济危机将现金拮据的消费者赶出了市场。 - The biodiesel reduces air pollution and helps cash-strapped Amtrak save on fuel.
生物柴油降低了空气污染,且有助于资金缺乏的美铁在燃料上节省开支。 - And it's true that state and local governments, hit hard by the recession, are cash-strapped.
真实情况是,州政府及地方政府深受经济不景气的打击,深陷现金短缺危机之中。 - Like a cash-strapped household, which has pawned all its jewellery, these banks have already pledged away their valuable assets, he claims.
他表示,正如已典当了全部首饰之后仍然手头拮据的家庭一样,这些银行已把所有值钱的资产都抵押出去了。 - Moreover, cash-strapped investors are pressing private equity groups to refrain from calling in commitments to fund new deals.
此外,资金拮据的投资者还在向私人股本集团施加压力,要求它们不要征调承诺资金来为新的交易融资。 - Smaller packages are a tried-and-true formula by consumer-goods companies to generate higher profits from cash-strapped consumers.
推出小包装产品是消费品公司从囊中羞涩的消费者获得更高利润的一个可靠方法。 - There are income limits to qualify for Medicaid, and cash-strapped states are limiting coverage.
收入限制了医疗补助的资格,现金拮据的州都限制覆盖范围。 - Soaring health-insurance premiums depress wages and prompt cash-strapped firms to stop covering their staff.
不断上涨的医疗保险金压低了薪水,迫使资金紧缺的公司纷纷停付。 - That's especially in a cash-strapped city, where people have been furloughed or even lost jobs.
特别是对于一个财政紧张的城市,许多人正处于休假甚至失业之中。 - Anyway, the cash-strapped young people could be an economic burden to their parents.
但是囊中羞涩的年轻人会成为父母亲的经济负担。