penury

英 [ˈpenjəri]

美 [ˈpenjəri]

n.  贫困; 贫穷

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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.
  1. He was brought up in penury, without education.
     他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。

英英释义

noun

• a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  1. their indigence appalled him
  2. a general state of need exists among the homeless
  Synonym:indigenceneedpauperismpauperization

双语例句

• Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
  受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
• This is a tremendous achievement of the western model; its permanent abolition of material penury makes it more attractive still.
  这是西方模式取得的巨大成就；同时，它永久地消除了物质匮乏，这更增添了它的吸引力。
• God, when he gave the world in common to all mankind, commanded man also to labour, and the penury of his condition required it of him.
  上帝，当他将这个世界赐给人类共有的时候，也令其必需劳动，而人的贫乏境况也会这样要求。
• This is my prayer to thee, my lord-strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.
  这是我对你的祈求，我的主&请你铲除，铲除我心里贫乏的根源。
• 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；
• 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。
• China is no longer the destination for those looking to accumulate hardship tales of scarcity, penury and adversity overcome.
  中国不再是那些为了填补传奇故事的空白，克服贫瘠和坎坷的族人的目的地了。
• If a poor Chinese villager gets seriously ill it's a choice between treatment and penury – or dying.
  如果一个贫穷的中国村民得重病，在花钱治病还是治不起不治&等死中选择。
• He was brought up in penury, without education.
  他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。
• Mass media should be efficient in the strategy of West China anti-penury.
  在西部反贫困战略中，大众传媒应有积极作为。