bumping up against

Chinese translation: 我们在输水能力方面遇到了困难

15:20 Sep 20, 2020
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / general
English term or phrase: bumping up against
We are currently bumping up against our capacity with a needed $20M for improvements to pump more water and improve the transmission lines

"bump up against"? 謝謝
Richard Lin
Taiwan
Local time: 11:26
Chinese translation:我们在输水能力方面遇到了困难
Explanation:
我们的输水能力遇到了瓶颈

我们在输水能力方面遇到了困难

我们在输水能力方面资源匮乏

我们在输水能力方面力不从心
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jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 23:26
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1我们在输水能力方面遇到了困难
jyuan_us
5碰到
Anastasia Andriani
5就快用盡了
Kiet Bach
5遇到拖慢進度的問題
Bruce Guo
5遇到
Randy Wong
4遭遇(资金问题)
William Yang


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
碰到


Explanation:
碰到的意思

Anastasia Andriani
Indonesia
Local time: 10:26
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
我们在输水能力方面遇到了困难


Explanation:
我们的输水能力遇到了瓶颈

我们在输水能力方面遇到了困难

我们在输水能力方面资源匮乏

我们在输水能力方面力不从心

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 23:26
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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agree  fyao99
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
就快用盡了


Explanation:
bumping up against:“就快碰頂了”,就快用盡了

We are currently bumping up against our capacity (to pump)
我們現時就快用盡了我們(抽水)的能力

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 20:26
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bumping up against
遇到拖慢進度的問題


Explanation:
bump up against: to experience a problem that slows down your progress(見鏈接)

We are currently bumping up against our capacity with a needed $20M for improvements to pump more water and improve the transmission lines
目前,我們遇到了會拖慢進度的產能(或裝機容量)問題,亟需2000萬美元來進行提升,以能泵送更大水量並改進輸電線路


    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bump-up-against
Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 06:26
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
遇到


Explanation:
bump up against something 的原意是“意外遭遇/遇到”: to experience a problem that slows down your progress,但结合此句上下文来看,不宜直译:

目前,我们亟需 2000 万美元来提升我们的抽水设施性能并改进现有疏水管线。

Randy Wong
China
Local time: 11:26
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
遭遇(资金问题)


Explanation:
We are currently bumping up against our capacity with a needed $20M for improvements to pump more water and improve the transmission lines

William Yang
China
Local time: 11:26
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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