英 [ˌhɑːd ˈprest] 美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈprest]
adj. 被紧紧追赶的；任务紧急而繁忙的；处境艰难的
hard-pressed //
形容词 If someone is hard-pressed, they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they do not have enough money. 窘迫的
The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
该地区经济窘迫的消费者正在减少奢侈品的消费。
形容词 If you will be hard-pressed to do something, you will have great difficulty doing it. 很难的
This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
今年航空公司将很难盈利。
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
同义词： distressed / hard put / in a bad way(p)
... broke一文不名的 hard-pressed经济拮据的 pressed（金钱、时间等）紧迫的...
... pioneer先锋 hard-pressed（由于缺少时间）面临困难的 where would we be without…假如没有…我们将会是怎样的？ ...
You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary.
找一位更好的秘书很难。
This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
今年航空公司将很难盈利。
The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
该地区经济窘迫的消费者正在减少奢侈品的消费。
House of Representatives as early as Friday, the unusual multi-year plan is aimed assuring a dependable flow of Washington support to the economically hard-pressed Pakistani government.
VOA : standard.2009.09.24
Emergency responders have been hard-pressed to reach those in need.
VOA : standard.2010.02.07
Yet most donors, if asked, would be hard-pressed to define what a "good" charity is.
He's focused on the Democrats, though he's hard-pressed to come up with their names.
While we've historically railed against custom Android skins, we're hard-pressed to pooh-pooh the Galaxy Note.