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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cash-strapped consumers in depreciating houses might respond more forcefully to tax cuts than lower interest rates.
  由于房子贬值而变穷的消费者对减税政策的反应可能比降息更强烈。
• Cash-strapped customers need machines for collateral to secure loans just to stay afloat.
  现金拮据的客户需要拿到机器，以便将其用作抵押品来申请贷款，而他们的目的仅仅是为了维持企业运转。
• The still risk-averse Japanese banks generally prefer to buy assets from or lend to the more cash-strapped European banks rather than making new loans in the region.
  避险情绪依然浓厚的日本银行，普遍更愿意从现金更为拮据的欧洲银行手中购买资产或向它们提供贷款，而不是在亚洲发放新的贷款。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。