单词 | strapped |
释义 | strappedadj. 1. a. Furnished with a strap, bound or fastened with a strap or with straps. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1785 |
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