单词 | hard pushed |
释义 | > as lemmashard pushed hard pushed adj. subject to great pressure or strain; in difficulties (frequently with to); cf. hard-pressed adj. 2.Now frequently in weakened use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [adjective] > having difficulty > beset with difficulties poseletc1390 withstad14.. ystadea1440 mireda1522 hard-set1572 hard-pressed1707 necessitous1711 hard pushed1785 hard-run1834 1785 D. Campbell Observ. Typhus v. 119 The opium..gains a truce for the constitution, to rally her hard-pushed powers, and make a better resistence afterwards. 1805 Monthly Mag. & Brit. Reg. 1 Apr. 310 Some brewers found themselves so hard pushed to pay the new duties, that instead of being able to speculate in malt..they were obliged to shorten their credit. 1953 T. Roscoe U.S. Destroyer Operations in World War II vi. 404/2 Kinkaid's Seventh Fleet forces provided heroic support for the hard-pushed Army troops. 2009 Independent 29 Sept. 25/5 You'd be hard pushed to find someone who hadn't heard of Gap. < as lemmas |
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