hard-pressed 英 [ˌhɑ:dˈprest]   美 [ˈhɑrdˈprɛst]

hard-pressed

hard-pressed  英 [ˌhɑ:dˈprest] 美 [ˈhɑrdˈprɛst]

adj. 被紧紧催逼的;被紧迫追赶的 

With less than two weeks to go in the third quarter, companies will be hard-pressed to fulfill earlier, more optimistic expectations. 在离第三季度结束还有两周之时,金融机构将会为过早的、过于乐观的预期而遭受巨大的压力。
But environmentalists will cheer that, at last, there may be some respite for the world’s dwindling resources and hard-pressed ecosystems. 但环保人士会就此欢呼,最终,这个世界上有限的资源与被紧紧逼迫的生态系统终于有了喘息的机会。

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  • adj. 被紧紧催逼的;被紧迫追赶的
  • 1. With less than two weeks to go in the third quarter, companies will be hard-pressed to fulfill earlier, more optimistic expectations.

    在离第三季度结束还有两周之时,金融机构将会为过早的、过于乐观的预期而遭受巨大的压力。

  • 2. But environmentalists will cheer that, at last, there may be some respite for the world’s dwindling resources and hard-pressed ecosystems.

    但环保人士会就此欢呼,最终,这个世界上有限的资源与被紧紧逼迫的生态系统终于有了喘息的机会。

  • 3. As in Indonesia, some Taiwanese fear they will be hard-pressed to compete with a flood of cheap Chinese products.

    像在印尼一样,一些台湾商人害怕他们将会被迫与洪水般涌入的中国大陆廉价商品竞争。

ˌhard-ˈpressed / ; NAmE / adjective 1 having a lot of problems, especially too much work, and too little time or money 处于强大压力下的(尤指工作重、时间紧迫、资金少) 2 hard-pressedto do sth finding sth very difficult to do 很难(做某事) You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary. 找一位更好的秘书很难。 ˌhard-ˈpressed / ; NAmE /
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