cash-strapped
cash-strapped — 形容詞
1. having very little money available to spend, so that it is difficult to pay for
手頭緊
資金不足；缺錢用
having very little money available to spend, so that it is difficult to pay for things you need
Sari's small restaurant became cash-strapped after an unexpected rise in food prices.
Sari 的小餐館因為食材價格意外上漲，變得手頭很緊。
predicative use after 'became'
The cash-strapped city library asked local residents to volunteer as weekend helpers.
經費短缺的市立圖書館請當地居民週末來擔任志工。
attributive use before noun 'library'
Amani felt cash-strapped that winter because her heating bills were three times higher than usual.
Amani 那年冬天覺得手頭很緊，因為暖氣費比平時貴了三倍。
Cash-strapped students at the university started a food-sharing program in the main hall.
大學裡手頭拮据的學生在大廳發起了一項食物分享計畫。
Yumi, who was cash-strapped at the time, chose to stay at her cousin's flat instead of renting one.
Yumi 那時手頭比較緊，所以選擇住在表姐的公寓，沒有自己租房子。
- short of money
more neutral and less informal in tone
- hard up
equally informal but suggests a temporary situation
- in the red
specifically about a bank account or business finances
- well-off
having plenty of money
- flush with cash
informal opposite, having more money than usual
文法句型
be + cash-strapped
cash-strapped + noun
feel + cash-strapped
用法筆記
Commonly used about individuals, families, small businesses, or public institutions such as schools and libraries. Stronger than 'short of money' but less severe than 'bankrupt'.