deprivation

英 [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  缺乏; 贫困; 丧失; 剥夺

复数：deprivations　

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BNC.6057 / COCA.9193

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；贫困；丧失；剥夺
  the fact of not having sth that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this
  1. neglected children suffering from social deprivation
     遭社会遗弃无人照管的孩子
  2. sleep deprivation
     睡眠缺乏
  3. the deprivation of war (= the suffering caused by not having enough of some things)
     战时的物品匮乏

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 剥夺;丧失;贫困;匮乏
  If you sufferdeprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
  1. ...long-term patients who face a life of deprivation...
     面临终生贫困的长期病患
  2. Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.
     另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。
  3. ...the effects of social deprivations on families.
     社会权利丧失对家庭的影响

英英释义

noun

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
  1. nutritional privation
  2. deprivation of civil rights
  Synonym:privation
• the disadvantage that results from losing something
  1. his loss of credibility led to his resignation
  2. losing him is no great deprivation
  Synonym:loss
• a state of extreme poverty
  Synonym:privationwantneediness

双语例句

• Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Heart and Its Mechanism in Rats
  睡眠剥夺对大鼠心脏的影响及其机制研究
• The higher education cost-sharing policy was criticized because of a feeling of social deprivation.
  当前社会中存在的对高等教育成本分担政策的责难在于一种受剥夺的社会情绪。
• Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
  特指受到了丧失生活必需品和健康的环境的影响。
• Sleep allows our brain to rest* Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
  睡眠可以让我们的大脑休息，长期的睡眠不足，会加速脑细胞的死亡。
• Women have historically been subjected to social injustice and educational deprivation.
  长期以来，妇女在社会中一直受到不公正的待遇并被剥夺受教育的权利。
• Today, on a Moment of Science, we're conducting an experiment on sleep deprivation.
  在今天的“科学一刻”中，我们来对睡眠剥夺作一个实验。
• "effects of sleep deprivation on health and well-being had been documented by research." Sufficient sleep makes us feel better, happier more vigorous and vital.
  剥夺睡眠对健康和幸福的影响已经被研究证实了。充足的睡眠让我们感觉更好，更快乐，更有精力和活力。
• Form deprivation can induce high myopia.
  结论：形觉剥夺可导致高度近视眼；
• But they tried sensory deprivation.
  但他们试验了感官丧失。
• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.
  多实验都证实了睡眠剥夺的危险。