We're hard up for ideas.

我们再想不出主意了。

《牛津词典》

Whenever I'm hard up for money, he will empty his purse to help me.

每当我手头拮据的时候，他总是倾囊相助。

《新英汉大辞典》

After work, it is hard to psych yourself up for an hour at the gym.

下班后很难再让自己精力充沛地去健身房运动一个小时。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Instead,my friend was always hard up for cash.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

It's one of the most rapidly changing, hard to keep up with areas because someone can set up an electronic exchange overnight and suddenly become a base for trading trillions of dollars of securities.

经纪业是一个变化最快的行业之一,人们很难跟上它的步伐,因为人们可以在头一天晚上,设置一个电子交易,一夜之间,他就能在证券市场赚到千亿美金

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

but I made up for it by working really hard on the gym and working really hard on the field.

但我通过体育馆和足球场上的刻苦训练弥补了天赋不足。

足球部队长的领导力 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

With businesses hard up for capital, Orix leased them office equipment and other necessities.

FORBES: The sun also rises

I've never taken one, and doubt I will unless I'm hard up for a column.

WSJ: Yielding With a Purpose

Besides if France and Germany are so hard up for support from Cameron then perhaps they should have considered his requests.

FORBES: Don't Blame David Cameron For Opting Out Of The Euro Deal