penury
英 [ˈpenjəri]
美 [ˈpenjəri]
n. 贫困; 贫穷
BNC.32945 / COCA.32763
牛津词典
noun
- 贫困；贫穷
the state of being very poor
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 赤贫
Penuryis the state of being extremely poor.- He was brought up in penury, without education.
他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。
- He was brought up in penury, without education.
英英释义
noun
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- their indigence appalled him
- a general state of need exists among the homeless
双语例句
- Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受穷受苦使他未老先衰。 - Mr Thomas was born in penury and grew up with bare feet and intestinal worms.
托马斯出身微寒，伴着光脚丫儿、肚里住着蛔虫的日子长大。 - He was cradled in the lap of penury. Are the seeds of criminal behaviour sown early in life?
他自幼生活在贫困的环境里。犯罪行为的根源是否始自幼时？ - Strengthen the professional education to provide more employment, and promote the competing ability of the penury population.
加强职业教育，提高贫困人口的就业竞争能力。 - For the reason causing the urban penury is complex and various, so we should consider this problem extensively: offer social aid to urban penury population;
由于城市贫困现象日趋严重的原因是多样的和复杂的，因此要缓解城市贫困问题必须从多方面入手：为城市贫困人口提供社会救助； - A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地。 - The number of penury students was sharp enlarged by the college recruit and the increasing education charge. In order to lighten their economic pressure and realize educational equity, native supporting-education loan policy was implemented since 1999 in my country.
高校扩招和高等教育收费使得高校贫困生数量急剧增大，为了减轻贫困生的经济压力，实现教育公平，1999年起我国开始实施国家助学贷款政策。 - They would face penury unless they could secure employment very soon.
除非他们能很快就业，否则将濒临赤贫的境地。 - However, in latter-day China, poverty of the country and penury of its people, and lack of communal awareness of the society became the key restrictive factors of the donative effects.
但是，近代中国的国贫民穷和社会公共意识缺乏，成为制约募捐效果的主要因素。 - There are five parts in this paper: The first part stresses the mutual action of economy, society, environment and penury based on general definition of penury.
第一部分在讨论贫困一般定义的基础上，重点研究贫困与经济、社会及环境的相互作用。