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
- A Study of Urban Penury in China in the Period of Transformation
转型期的中国城市贫困问题研究 - Distress, if not penury, loomed in the distance.
如果说还不会马上贫穷,那么烦恼已经在不远的地方出现了。 - On the Subsidy Policy and its Implementation for Penury Students during Compulsory Education Period in Guangdong Rural Areas
广东省农村义务教育阶段贫困学生资助的政策与实施 - Not just because they can afford to – Greek middle class penury will not trigger a financial market meltdown – but because it could finally force the Greek political class to face the truth.
这不仅因为这些国家承担得起后果希腊中产阶级的贫困不会引发金融市场崩溃还因为这么做能够最终迫使希腊政治阶层面对现实。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。