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hard-pressed

/hahrd-prest/US // ˈhɑrdˈprɛst //

吃力不讨好,吃力不讨好的,困难重重,困难重重的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.

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Examples

  • Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.

  • But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.

  • We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.

  • My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.

  • All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.

  • He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.

  • However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.

  • And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.

  • Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.

  • "I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.