Hard-pressed
a. 处于困境的, 遭受强大压力的; 经济困难的
📖 牛津释义
hard-pressed
adj
1 closely pursued 被紧紧催逼的.
2 very busy 忙得不可开交的.
🧩 词语组成解析
hard
[hɑrd]
adj. 困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;严重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海滩，登陆处;
a. 紧迫的, 繁忙的
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes, I do. Change back into your jeans,
是的， 我想看看。换回你的牛仔裤，
I'm from out of town.
我从城外面来。
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.
客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。