英语词汇“he would be hard pressed to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In predicative use: at a loss or in difficulty as regards being able to do something. Frequently in conditional use, as he (also she, etc.) would be hard pressed to ——.

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1747 S. Boyse Hist. Rev. Trans. Europe I. 7 Had she [sc. Poland] join'd in the Confederacy against the Porte, the Ottomans would have been hard pressed to defend themselves.

1781 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XIII. liii. 470 Even the maritime kings..would be hard pressed to raise such a sum by the sale of all they were worth.

1831 Evangelical Mag. 5 Mar. 79/1 Calmly, I must tell you of this, your ingratitude, for which you will be ‘hard pressed’ to find an apology.

1886 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 292 The States and municipalities of the country are always hard pressed to raise money for their current expenditures.

1910 Brick Mar. 193/1 We are rushed with orders and while, of course, we naturally want more, it is keeping us pretty hard pressed to care for the business we already have in hand.

1958 Shakespeare Q. 9 427 Even the compiler of the famous English Dictionary would be hard pressed to meet this optimistic deadline.

1995 S. DeSanto Amer. Standard 108 ‘You know, man, it's kind of funny,’ Joe slowly answered, scratching his head, as if hard pressed to find the words to describe it.

2010 Jewish Chron. 15 Oct. 34/4 There will be finer drama at the ENO this season, but for sheer musical pleasure..you will be hard-pressed to beat Radamisto.

单词	he would be hard pressed to
释义	> as lemmas he (also she, etc.) would be hard pressed to —— b. In predicative use: at a loss or in difficulty as regards being able to do something. Frequently in conditional use, as he (also she, etc.) would be hard pressed to ——. ΚΠ 1747 S. Boyse Hist. Rev. Trans. Europe I. 7 Had she [sc. Poland] join'd in the Confederacy against the Porte, the Ottomans would have been hard pressed to defend themselves. 1781 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XIII. liii. 470 Even the maritime kings..would be hard pressed to raise such a sum by the sale of all they were worth. 1831 Evangelical Mag. 5 Mar. 79/1 Calmly, I must tell you of this, your ingratitude, for which you will be ‘hard pressed’ to find an apology. 1886 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 292 The States and municipalities of the country are always hard pressed to raise money for their current expenditures. 1910 Brick Mar. 193/1 We are rushed with orders and while, of course, we naturally want more, it is keeping us pretty hard pressed to care for the business we already have in hand. 1958 Shakespeare Q. 9 427 Even the compiler of the famous English Dictionary would be hard pressed to meet this optimistic deadline. 1995 S. DeSanto Amer. Standard 108 ‘You know, man, it's kind of funny,’ Joe slowly answered, scratching his head, as if hard pressed to find the words to describe it. 2010 Jewish Chron. 15 Oct. 34/4 There will be finer drama at the ENO this season, but for sheer musical pleasure..you will be hard-pressed to beat Radamisto. extracted from hard-pressedadj. < as lemmas
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