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词汇 strapped
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Definition of strapped in English:

strapped

adjective straptstræpt
informal
  • Short of money.

    〈非正式〉经济拮据的,缺钱的

    I'm constantly strapped for cash

    我经常缺少现金。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For one thing, nothing is guaranteed in the financially strapped airline industry.
    • This soaring prison and jail population is a huge expense for financially strapped state and local governments.
    • The 45-year-old doctor ran a locum agency providing cover for cash - strapped hospitals.
    • Car buyers weren't so strapped last quarter that they couldn't take advantage of a good deal.
    • A handful of cash - strapped airlines are trying a new route to cut costs.
    • Does it seem like they're all pretty strapped right now?
    • Do we boost public spending by helping fiscally strapped states and cities?
    • It would also drain resources from strapped states and charities.
    • Along with the big price tag came a belated recognition that a strapped U.S. could not bear the burdens alone.
    • That makes them an attractive option for states with strapped budgets looking to reduce prison costs.
    • It is the kind of football architecture you might expect from a strapped - for-cash English second division ground.
    • Investors will want to hear how he is managing the group's strapped finances.
    • Sheth was a financially strapped student when he married his wife Madhu.
    Synonyms
    poverty-stricken, impoverished, necessitous, beggarly, in penury, penurious, impecunious, indigent, needy, needful, in need, in want, badly off, low-paid, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, destitute, hard up, short of money, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, deprived, penniless, without a sou, as poor as a church mouse, moneyless

Definition of strapped in US English:

strapped

adjectivestræptstrapt
informal
  • Short of money.

    〈非正式〉经济拮据的,缺钱的

    I'm constantly strapped for cash

    我经常缺少现金。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would also drain resources from strapped states and charities.
    • Does it seem like they're all pretty strapped right now?
    • This soaring prison and jail population is a huge expense for financially strapped state and local governments.
    • Investors will want to hear how he is managing the group's strapped finances.
    • A handful of cash - strapped airlines are trying a new route to cut costs.
    • Sheth was a financially strapped student when he married his wife Madhu.
    • It is the kind of football architecture you might expect from a strapped - for-cash English second division ground.
    • For one thing, nothing is guaranteed in the financially strapped airline industry.
    • Do we boost public spending by helping fiscally strapped states and cities?
    • Car buyers weren't so strapped last quarter that they couldn't take advantage of a good deal.
    • That makes them an attractive option for states with strapped budgets looking to reduce prison costs.
    • Along with the big price tag came a belated recognition that a strapped U.S. could not bear the burdens alone.
    • The 45-year-old doctor ran a locum agency providing cover for cash - strapped hospitals.
    Synonyms
    poverty-stricken, impoverished, necessitous, beggarly, in penury, penurious, impecunious, indigent, needy, needful, in need, in want, badly off, low-paid, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, destitute, hard up, short of money, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, deprived, penniless, without a sou, as poor as a church mouse, moneyless
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