cash-strapped

英 [ˈkæʃ stræpt]

美 [ˈkæʃ stræpt]

adj.  资金短缺的

牛津词典

adj.

• 资金短缺的
  without enough money
  1. cash-strapped governments/shoppers
     缺资金的政府；缺钱的购物者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 手头紧的;资金短缺的
  If a person or organization iscash-strapped, they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need.
  1. Union leaders say the wage package is the best they believe the cash-strapped government will offer.
     工会领导人说，财政困难的政府能答应的充其量是一揽子工资方案。

双语例句

• Trust loans have financed cash-strapped developers.
  信托贷款为手头拮据的开发商提供了资金。
• And it's true that state and local governments, hit hard by the recession, are cash-strapped.
  真实情况是，州政府及地方政府深受经济不景气的打击，深陷现金短缺危机之中。
• Cash-strapped consumers in depreciating houses might respond more forcefully to tax cuts than lower interest rates.
  由于房子贬值而变穷的消费者对减税政策的反应可能比降息更强烈。
• Global sales of gold jewellery last year plunged to a two-decade low as high prices and the economic crisis drove away cash-strapped consumers from the market.
  全球黄金首饰销量去年跌至20年来的最低水平，高昂的价格和经济危机将现金拮据的消费者赶出了市场。
• Eg. there are few investors ready to swoop in to keep cash-strapped companies running.
  很少有投资者愿意保持一个现金拮据的企业运行。
• But bankers think this will be difficult, as several cash-strapped international banks have begun to sell down holdings in Chinese banks.
  但银行家们认为，随着几家现金匮乏的国际性银行开始出售它们在中国一些银行里的持股，农行将难以找到外国战略投资者。
• Soaring health-insurance premiums depress wages and prompt cash-strapped firms to stop covering their staff.
  不断上涨的医疗保险金压低了薪水，迫使资金紧缺的公司纷纷停付。
• There are income limits to qualify for Medicaid, and cash-strapped states are limiting coverage.
  收入限制了医疗补助的资格，现金拮据的州都限制覆盖范围。
• Other retailers are also preparing to slash the prices of players to lure cash-strapped consumers into their stores.
  其它零售商也准备大幅降低播放器价格，以吸引手头拮据的消费者来店。
• Beijing already extends financial assistance to the most cash-strapped local governments.
  中央政府已扩大了对现金最为拮据的地方政府的财政支持。