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
- The number of penury students was sharp enlarged by the college recruit and the increasing education charge. In order to lighten their economic pressure and realize educational equity, native supporting-education loan policy was implemented since 1999 in my country.
高校扩招和高等教育收费使得高校贫困生数量急剧增大，为了减轻贫困生的经济压力，实现教育公平，1999年起我国开始实施国家助学贷款政策。 - 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。 - 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 - Mr Thomas was born in penury and grew up with bare feet and intestinal worms.
托马斯出身微寒，伴着光脚丫儿、肚里住着蛔虫的日子长大。 - For months, Mabel had been servantless in the big house, keeping the home together in penury for her ineffectual brothers.
几个月以来，马贝尔就在这所冷冷清清的大房子里艰难地照料这三个承担不起家业的哥兄弟。 - 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。 - 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。 - This is a tremendous achievement of the western model; its permanent abolition of material penury makes it more attractive still.
这是西方模式取得的巨大成就；同时，它永久地消除了物质匮乏，这更增添了它的吸引力。