be hard pressed的意思|示意

美 / bi: hɑrd prest / 英 / bi hɑː(r)d prɛst /

处境困难

英语单词be hard pressed的用法讲解

Be hard pressed是一个不及物动词短语，常表示“被迫，勉强做某事”，用在否定句中可以表示不想做某事。

Be hard pressed的主要用法是用在“be hard pressed to do sth.”，意思是“很难做某事”。例如：

I would be hard pressed to give you a definite answer.

毫不犹豫地给你一个明确的答案，我很难做到。

此外，be hard pressed的反义词是be easily。例如：

I would be easily able to answer your question.

很容易回答你的问题。

1、 be hard pressed for money 拮据,缺少足够的钱

2、 to be hard pressed 处境窘迫的

You'd be hard - pressed to find water as blue as that which laps at its shores.

你很难再找到什么地方的水,能蓝得像这里拍打着的堤岸海水.

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You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary.

找一位更好的秘书很难。

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This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.

今年该航空公司将很难赢利。

柯林斯例句

The twins look so similar that you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between them.

这对双胞胎看起来太像了,你简直无法把他们区分开来.

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I will be hard pressed to stop myself pouring red wine down his shirt front.

我想我需要极力克制住自己,才不会将手中的红酒泼到他的衬衣上.

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