拮据

Money was sometimes so tight that Harlan pawned his valuables to provide for his children.

经济状况有时如此拮据，Harlan於是典当自己的财物以供给他的小孩。

Or leave it.' Fans short of the readies could get 'low interest loans' from First Citizens Bank.

手头拮据的球迷还可以从第一公民银行领取&低息贷款&。

For the past two years I was employed as an assistant to the chief engineer of the American Food Corporation.

故希望阁下能鼎力相助谋此类工作，不仅是因为本人目前手头拮据，而且我相信此类工作有助于我工作能力的提高。

Money was tight and hebecame infuriate when the child tried to decorate a box to putunder the Christmas tree.

当时家里生活很拮据，所以看到女儿用金色包装纸装饰盒子，并把它挂到圣诞树上时，父亲非常生气。

The camp was in poor shape by the late 1970s,and Jan Volk now admits,"I was embarrassed that we had anything to do with the place."

直到70年代末，这个训练营的状况一直都非常糟糕。Jan Volk如今也承认说：&我当时手头拮据，球队对训练营的那种状况实在也是无能为力。&

Because of reduced oil prices and Gulf War debt, Saudi Arabia is so strapped for cash that it barely met the deadline for its latest $375 million payment on its U.S.

Tips：&strap for cash&翻法比较灵活，对于个人，翻为&手头紧&、&生活拮据&，对于企业，翻为&资金紧缺&，对于国家，翻为&国库空虚&。

Mr Moffett reckons the finances of the poorest 40% of American households have been so stretched by the recession that they have little money left for entertainment.

墨菲特认为，受经济危机影响，40%的美国家庭目前经济上出于拮据状态，因此很少有娱乐开支。

In Taiwan's Yuanshan of Yilan County, Tzu Chi care recipients Lu Yanpao and his wife are hard-of-hearing and visually impaired respectively. The old couple lives on a government subsidy, and though life is oftentimes difficult, they nonetheless donate regularly to Tzu Chi.

台湾宜兰员山，慈济照顾户吕焰炮以及太太一个耳朵听不见、一个眼睛看不清楚，平常靠政府补助的两人虽然日子拮据，每个月还发心的捐出功德款。

Added to this is the worry that cash-strapped American consumers (the biggest single market for drugmakers) who lack insurance or who face high bills before insurance kicks in, are cutting back on spending. However Schering-Plough derives 70% of its revenues outside of America, which should spread risk.

另外，美国消费者（药品制造商最大的单一市场）因缺乏保险或在保险支付前面临高额账单而变得拮据，也正在削减开支。

Then they sneered and with sparkling eyes they compared notes about the table d'hote in the Rue des Martyrs, where big Laure Piedefer ran a dinner at three francs a head for little women in difficulties.

肥胖的洛尔·彼尔德费尔让那些手头拮据的小娘儿们在那里就餐，每人只收三法郎。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。