cash-starved

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈcash-starved adjective not having as much money as is needed 资金不足的 cash-starved public services 资金不足的公用事业

Examples from the Corpus

cash-starved• A cash-starved foot ferry service can keep running this year thanks to the help of councillors, the skipper revealed last night.From Longman Business Dictionarycash-starvedˈcash-starved adjective [uncountable]ACCOUNTINGCOMMERCE without enough money, usually because another organization, such as the government, has failed to provide itCash-starved schools are having to make cuts.

ˈcash-starved adjectiveChineseSyllable

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cash-starved
ˈcash-starved

adjective
not having as much money as is needed:

cash-starved public services

cash-starved

BrE

/ˈkæʃ stɑːvd/

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NAmE

/ˈkæʃ stɑːrvd/

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adjective

[only before noun]

without enough money, usually because another organization, such as the government, has failed to provide it 资金不足的（尤指政府等提供的资金不到位）

◆cash-starved public services资金匮乏的公共事业