pushed

Word family  noun push pusher pushiness adjective pushed pushy verb push

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pushed /pʊʃt/ adjective [not before noun] British English informal  1  be pushed for time/money etc informal ENOUGH#to not have much time, money etc 时间/金钱等不足 SYN pressed I’m a bit pushed for time today. 今天我时间有点紧。2  BUSY/NOT AVAILABLEtoo busy 太忙的 I’d love to help, but I’m a bit pushed at the moment. 我很愿意帮忙，但我现在有点忙。3  be (hard) pushed to do something informal DIFFICULTto have a lot of difficulty doing something 做某事有很多困难 I was hard pushed to keep my mind on my work. 我很难集中精神工作。

Examples from the Corpus

pushed• If pushed they would settle for land of the same quality nearby, but they know the Government doesn't have it.• When pushed, you too can be tough.

pushed adjectiveChinese  

to much have money Corpus not time, etc

pushed
pushed /pʊʃt/ adjective [not before noun] British English informal1. be pushed for time/money etc to not have much time, money etc
   SYN  pressed:
    I’m a bit pushed for time today.
2. too busy:
    I’d love to help, but I’m a bit pushed at the moment.
3. be (hard) pushed to do something to have a lot of difficulty doing something:
    I was hard pushed to keep my mind on my work.

pushedBrE /pʊʃt/ 🔊NAmE /pʊʃt/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] (informal) ~ (to do sth) having difficulty doing sth 有困难；难于；有难处◆You'll be hard pushed to finish this today. 要你今天做完这件事会很难。🔊🔊~ for sth not having enough of sth 短缺；缺乏◆to be pushed for money/time 缺少资金／时间busy 忙碌◆I know you're pushed, but can you make tomorrow's meeting? 我知道你很忙，可是你能不能参加明天的会议？🔊🔊