每日商务英语 第84期:现金紧张的

 cash-strapped¹ 现金紧张的

 

英文释义 

Having very little money available for spending(NOTE: "to be strapped" means to be limited inaction because one has no money)

 

例句 The cash-strapped new company struggled every month to pay its basic expenses.这家现金紧张的新公司连每月的基本开支都难以应付。

1 strapped   

adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》