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
  1. cash-strapped governments/shoppers
     缺资金的政府；缺钱的购物者

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The Independent investigated some of the most innovative and useful ideas for cash-strapped filmmakers to survive through difficult times.
  独立制片人调查了一些有益的想法，对于现金短缺的最具创新性和生存渡过难关。
• Moreover, not all cash-strapped parents are bad at raising children.
  而且，并不是所有的贫困家长都不善于抚养孩子。
• In the western world, cash-strapped politicians are eager to raise taxes on the newly unpopular rich.
  而在西方国家，资金紧缺的政客们则急于对近来变得不受欢迎的富人阶层增税。
• 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。
• 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。
• Eg. there are few investors ready to swoop in to keep cash-strapped companies running.
  很少有投资者愿意保持一个现金拮据的企业运行。
• Cash-strapped advertisers cut the fees they pay their advertising firms, and tens of thousands of ad jobs were lost.
  资金紧张的广告商减少了对广告公司的付费，广告业削减了数万个工作岗位。
• Beijing already extends financial assistance to the most cash-strapped local governments.
  中央政府已扩大了对现金最为拮据的地方政府的财政支持。
• Trust loans have financed cash-strapped developers.
  信托贷款为手头拮据的开发商提供了资金。
• 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。