Short of money — not able to pay for the things you want or need right now. This one works for both people and organisations: a cash-strapped student, a cash-strapped family, a cash-strapped city government.

short of money缺錢——not able to pay for the things you want or need right now現在沒辦法付你想要或需要的東西的錢。this one works for both people and organisations這個詞用在人和機構身上都可以: a cash-strapped studentcash-strapped student(缺錢的學生)、a cash-strapped familycash-strapped family(缺錢的家庭)、a cash-strapped city governmentcash-strapped city government(缺錢的市政府)。

It is common in newspapers and normal conversation alike, and it is gentler than "poor". "Poor" sounds like a permanent condition and can sound like a judgement; cash-strapped sounds like a squeeze — you might have a house, a job, even assets, but the money is not free at the moment.

it is common in newspapers and normal conversation alike這個詞在報紙和日常對話裡都很常見, and it is gentler than "poor"而且比『poor(窮)』來得委婉。"Poor" sounds like a permanent condition and can sound like a judgement『poor』聽起來像是一種長期的狀態,也可能帶有評判的意味; cash-strapped sounds like a squeezecash-strapped聽起來比較像是一時周轉不過來—— you might have a house, a job, even assets你可能有房子、有工作,甚至有資產, but the money is not free at the moment只是現在手頭上沒有現金。

A cash-strapped company can own a factory and still not be able to pay its staff on Friday.

a cash-strapped company一家cash-strapped的公司 can own a factory可能擁有一座工廠 and still not be able to pay its staff on Friday卻還是沒辦法在星期五發薪水給員工。

It nearly always sits in front of a noun. The picture is of a strap or belt pulled tight around you: you can feel the pressure, you cannot move much.

it nearly always sits in front of a noun它幾乎都是放在名詞前面用。the picture is of a strap or belt pulled tight around you這個詞的畫面是一條strap(帶子)或belt(皮帶)緊緊綁在你身上: you can feel the pressure你感覺得到壓力, you cannot move much沒辦法動太多。