privation
英 [praɪˈveɪʃn]
美 [praɪˈveɪʃn]
n. 贫困; 匮乏; 艰难
复数:privations
BNC.20449 / COCA.24072
牛津词典
noun
- 贫困;匮乏;艰难
a lack of the basic things that people need for living- the privations of poverty
艰难困苦 - They endured years of suffering and privation.
他们饱受多年的煎熬与贫困。
- the privations of poverty
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 贫困;贫乏;困苦
If you sufferprivationorprivations, you have to live without many of the things that are thought to be necessary in life, such as food, clothing, or comfort.- They endured five years of privation during the second world war...
第二次世界大战期间,他们忍受了5年的贫困生活。 - The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.
从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。
- They endured five years of privation during the second world war...
英英释义
noun
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- nutritional privation
- deprivation of civil rights
- a state of extreme poverty
双语例句
- Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。 - Michael's work had taught him that the poor would never have consented to part with their children, even though keeping them would always mean privation and suffering.
迈克尔的工作使他意识到,穷人们是决不肯和子女分离的,即使赡养子女总使他们沦于贫困和痛苦。 - Undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc.
遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等。 - Rethinking of Social Welfare Privation Policy& Based on Elderly Service
社会福利社会化政策的反思&以养老服务为例 - He could not find an adequate motive in Mr. Butler's life of pinching and privation.
他认为巴特勒先生那种积攒困苦的生活动机未必恰当。 - Despite the privation, and the mounting toll of dead and wounded, however, morale remained intact, and people still smile in the street.
尽管供应不足,伤亡增加,然而士气并未受到影响。街上,人们照常脸有笑容。 - I knew that you went out from home in America because of a privation of high conduct.
我知道你离开在美国的家乡正是有感于你缺乏高尚的品质。 - Meanwhile, the bulk of his people suffer privation and myriad hardships.
而与此同时,朝鲜大部分人民则生活在水深火热之中。 - The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.
从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。 - Then came a long period of bodily privation, of daily hunger after food.
接着,身体上又受到了长期的煎熬,每天挨着饥饿。