When you are pressed, you do not have enough of something you need — most often time or money. We almost always add for: pressed for time, pressed for money, pressed for space.

When you are pressed當你是pressed的, you它意思是你 do not have enough of something you need沒有足夠的你需要的東西 — most often time or money最常見的就是時間或錢。We我們 almost always add幾乎都會加上 for: pressed for time, pressed for money, pressed for spacepressed for time、pressed for money、pressed for space。

Hard-pressed is a close cousin and sounds a bit stronger, as if life is really squeezing you. It is everyday English, a little informal, used by anyone who is rushing or short of cash.

Hard-pressedHard-pressed是一個接近的親戚 is a close cousin and sounds a bit stronger聽起來更強烈一點, as if life is really squeezing you好像生活真的在擠壓你。It它(這個字) is everyday English是日常英文, a little informal有點不正式, used by anyone who is rushing or short of cash任何在趕時間或缺錢的人都會用。

Though actually, pressed has many other lives — clothes can be pressed (ironed), fruit can be pressed, and a person can be pressed into doing something. This meaning is only the “not enough” one. Without for time or for money, “I am pressed” often sounds unfinished, unless you say hard-pressed.

Though actually不過其實, pressedpressed has many other lives還有很多其他的用法 — clothes can be pressed (ironed)衣服可以被pressed（燙平）, fruit can be pressed水果可以被pressed（榨）, and a person can be pressed into doing something一個人也可以被pressed去做某件事（被迫）。This meaning這個意思(不夠) is only the "not enough" one只是「不夠」的這一個。Without for time or for money沒有加for time或for money, "I am pressed"「I am pressed」 often sounds unfinished常常聽起來話沒說完, unless you say hard-pressed除非你說hard-pressed。