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单词 strapped
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strappedadj.

/strapt/
Etymology: < strap v.1 + -ed suffix1.
1.
a. Furnished with a strap, bound or fastened with a strap or with straps.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > [adjective] > fastened with a strap
strapped1785
1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 6 He [the post] comes,..With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks.
1809 Catal. Bks. Hymns,..morocco, gilt edges, 7s...strapped, 7s. 6d.
1864 E. Burritt Walk to John O'Groats 316 Strapped pantaloons.
1909 H. Begbie Cage i. 2 He hurried to school with..a strapped bundle of books under his arm.
b. Dressmaking and Tailoring. Trimmed with straps; spec. of a seam, etc.: Strengthened by overlaying with piece of stronger material.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > stitched or sewn > seam
run and fell1852
sew-and-fell1880
strapped1892
lapped1894
under-arm1908
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > other
cudgelled1598
semined1604
story-wrought1608
well-laced1664
goffered1706
cockaded1713
epauletted1810
aiguilletted1841
fussy1858
sashed1869
overtrimmed1872
tabbed1872
pailletted1892
strapped1892
paillette1896
bullioned1902
1892 Stratford-on-Avon Herald 18 Nov. 6/1 The strapped corsage, cuffs and turn-down collar being of velvet.
1894 Daily News 20 June 6/4 Another lady affects..a covert coat with manly pockets and strapped seams.
1909 Daily Mail 6 Aug. 1/6 Gentlemen's Riding Breeches; in tough wearing whipcord,..strapped buckskin.
2. slang (originally U.S.). Short of money. Now frequently const. for. Also in extended use and cash-strapped adj.
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the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > lacking money
to the boneOE
silverlessc1325
pennilessc1330
moneylessc1400
impecunious1596
crossless1600
penceless1605
unmoneyed1606
coinless1614
emptya1643
out of pocket1679
money-bound1710
broke1716
embarrassed1744
stiver cramped1785
plackless1786
taper1789
poundlessa1794
shillingless1797
unpennied1804
fundless1809
impecuniary1814
hard up1821
soldier-thighed1825
cashless1833
stiverless1839
fly-blown1853
strapped1857
stick1859
tight1859
stone-broke1886
stony1886
oofless1888
stony-broke1890
motherless1906
penny-pinched1918
skinned1924
skint1925
on the beach1935
potless1936
boracic1959
uptight1967
brassic1982
1857 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 19 Oct. No go. Lowndes is strapped.
1876 Daily News 5 Oct. 6/1 The tramp..does not awaken sympathy like the ‘strapped’ journeyman in search of a job.
1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country i. iv. 44 ‘Fact is,..’ he said,..‘I'm a little mite strapped just this month.’
1935 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Mar. 2/6 PWA is not yet ‘strapped’ for funds.
1936 L. C. Douglas White Banners ix. 193 If he had been strapped, the chances were he would have bought a hat to-day.
1936 M. Franklin All that Swagger xlviii. 437 Also she was strapped for ready money.
1952 P. G. Wodehouse Pigs have Wings i. 23 A bit strapped for the ready, eh?
1958 L. Wolff Low Level Mission iii. 76 The Axis powers had always been strapped for oil; the specter of a shortage..haunted the two dictators.
1960 J. Lodwick Asparagus Trench 7 Fortunately, neither was strapped for children.
1968 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 8 Dec. 13/3 Strapped for cash he and the dancers tossed their luggage by night from fire escape.
1973 Times 7 Dec. 18/7 (caption) If only we could be sure the Stringalongs are as strapped for petrol as we are, we could risk asking them to dinner.
1976 Time 5 Apr. 37/1 Cash-strapped Chrysler is stepping up preparations to bring out its first domestic subcompact late next year.
1977 Time 25 July 48/3 By the spring of 1974, the whipsaw effect of recession and rising costs—particularly for oil which fuels 80% of Con Ed's generating capacity—left the company strapped.
1979 Church Times 2 Nov. 10 The Roman Church is almost everywhere strapped for ready cash.
1982 Times 18 Dec. 9/1 Cash-strapped countries like Iran and Libya are producing flat out.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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