needy

英 [ˈniːdi]

美 [ˈniːdi]

adj.  缺乏生活必需品的; 贫困的; 穷困的人; 缺乏自信的; 需要精神支持的

最高级：neediest　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 缺乏生活必需品的；贫困的
  not having enough money, food, clothes, etc.
• 穷困的人
  people who do not have enough money, food, etc.
• 缺乏自信的；需要精神支持的
  not confident, and needing a lot of love and emotional support from other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 贫苦的;穷困的
  Needypeople do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses.
  1. ...a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy Somalis.
     旨在确保将食物和药品送至贫困的索马里民众手中的多国部队
  2. The needyare people who are needy.
     贫困者;穷人
  3. There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy.
     将努力为贫困者筹措更多的食品。

英英释义

noun

• needy people collectively
  1. they try to help the needy

adj

• demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
• poor enough to need help from others
  Synonym:destituteimpoverishedindigentnecessitouspoverty-stricken

双语例句

• This involved the expectation of his imminent return and fellowship expressed by material support of the needy.
  这包含了对他（耶稣）即将重返的期待和以穷人的物质支持来表达的伙伴关系。
• The prize committee also credited his efforts with helping to increase aid to needy families in the United States.
  奖项委员会也认可了他在帮助增加美国贫困家庭援助方面所做的努力。
• The aged and needy postmaster, who had seen better days;
  有上了年纪的贫苦的邮政局局长，他曾经是过过好日子的；
• They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.
  因他们为银子卖了义人，为一双鞋卖了穷人。
• A trip to a needy country to spread supplies, love, and faith.
  一场爱和信念的邻国的旅行。
• My uncle carpenter a table and a few stool for his needy neighbor.
  我叔父给他穷困的邻居做了一张桌子和几只凳子。
• This money should be spent more wisely on helping needy people.
  这笔钱应该更明智地花在帮助那些需要帮助的人身上。
• The plan is to use more than half the savings to provide more federal Pell Grants to needy students.
  该计划将用节约下来的半数以上的资金为贫困学生提供更多的联邦“佩尔奖学金”。
• We continue to retrain workers to become more employable, and to support needy families through many assistance programmes.
  我们也继续重新培训员工，以提高他们的受雇能力。我们还实施了多项援助贫困家庭的措施。
• Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy
  西尔伯说税收的回落可能会大大减少为贫困人口提供的基本服务。