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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
  受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。