Having no money right now, or very little. It is informal and friendly — the kind of thing you say to a friend, not on a form.

Having no money right now, or very little指現在沒有錢，或錢很少。It is informal and friendly這是口語、友善的說法 — the kind of thing you say to a friend, not on a form是那種你會跟朋友說的話，不會寫在表格上。

The key idea is that it is temporary: you are strapped this week because you paid your rent, not because you are poor forever. Very often people say the longer phrase strapped for cash, and that phrase is more common than strapped alone.

The key idea is that it is temporary重點是這是暫時的: you are strapped this week because you paid your rent你這禮拜手頭緊是因為你付了房租, not because you are poor forever不是因為你永遠都窮。Very often people say the longer phrase strapped for cash大家很常說完整一點的 strapped for cash, and that phrase is more common than strapped alone這個說法比單獨用 strapped 更常見。

You can also be strapped for other things you have run out of: strapped for time, strapped for space, strapped for staff.

You can also be strapped for other things you have run out of你也可以用 strapped for 來講其他用完的東西: strapped for time, strapped for space, strapped for staff像 strapped for time（缺時間）、strapped for space（缺空間）、strapped for staff（缺人手）。

Note that this word has a completely separate everyday meaning too — strapped means tied down with a strap, as in "the boxes were strapped to the roof of the car" — but the money meaning is the one here, and English speakers tell them apart by the situation, not by the word.

Note that this word has a completely separate everyday meaning too要注意這個字還有一個完全不同的日常意思 — strapped means tied down with a strapStrapped 也可以指用帶子綁住、固定住, as in "the boxes were strapped to the roof of the car"像「the boxes were strapped to the roof of the car」（那些箱子被綁在車頂上）— but the money meaning is the one here但這裡講的是缺錢的意思, and English speakers tell them apart by the situation, not by the word英文使用者是靠情境分辨這兩個意思，不是靠字本身。