hard-pressed

ADJ อัตคัด  ฝืดเคือง  ขัดสน  ad-ta-kad

hard-pressed

hard-pressed |ˈhɑrd ˈˌprɛst | ▶adjective 1 closely pursued: the hard-pressed French infantry. 2 burdened with urgent business: training centers are hard-pressed and insufficient in numbers. • (also hard pressed ) in difficulties: creating jobs in the hard-pressed construction industry | [ with infinitive ] : many families will be hard pressed to support their elderly relations.

hard-pressed

hard-pressed ▶adjective 1 closely pursued: the hard-pressed French infantry. 2 burdened with urgent business: training centres are hard-pressed and insufficient in numbers. • in difficulties: [ with infinitive ] : the staff were hard-pressed to give even basic care.

hard-pressed

hard-pressed adjective 1 the hard-pressed infantry: under attack, hotly pursued, harried. 2 the hard-pressed construction industry: in difficulties, under pressure, troubled, beleaguered, harassed, with one's back to /against the wall, in a tight corner, in a tight spot, between a rock and a hard place; overburdened, overworked, overloaded, stressed-out; informal up against it.

hard-pressed

hard-pressed adjective 1 the hard-pressed French infantry: under attack, closely pursued, hotly pursued, harried, hounded. 2 organizations that are hard-pressed financially: in difficulties, under pressure, under stress, troubled, beleaguered, harassed, with one's back to the wall, with one's back up against the wall, in a tight corner, in a tight spot, between a rock and a hard place; busy, overburdened, overworked, overloaded, overtaxed, rushed off one's feet; N. Amer. at the end of one's rope; informal pushed, up against it. ANTONYMS untroubled.

hard-pressed

h à rd-pr é ssed /-t /形容詞 1 (時間 金などに )せっぱつまって, 苦境の .2 〈人などが 〉 «…するのが » 困難で «to do » ▸ The airline would be hard-pressed to make a profit .その航空会社は利益を上げるのは難しいだろう .