privation
英 [praɪˈveɪʃn]
美 [praɪˈveɪʃn]
n. 贫困; 匮乏; 艰难
复数：privations
BNC.20449 / COCA.24072
牛津词典
noun
- 贫困；匮乏；艰难
a lack of the basic things that people need for living- the privations of poverty
艰难困苦 - They endured years of suffering and privation.
他们饱受多年的煎熬与贫困。
- the privations of poverty
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 贫困；贫乏；困苦
If you sufferprivationorprivations, you have to live without many of the things that are thought to be necessary in life, such as food, clothing, or comfort.- They endured five years of privation during the second world war...
第二次世界大战期间，他们忍受了5年的贫困生活。 - The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.
从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。
- They endured five years of privation during the second world war...
英英释义
noun
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- nutritional privation
- deprivation of civil rights
- a state of extreme poverty
双语例句
- It would is the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London.
对她来说，不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失。 - "That is the advantage of privation." answered the doctor.
“这就是没吃没喝的优点。”博士说。 - Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness;
让你自己习惯于相信，死亡对我们一无所是，因为善恶隐含对意识的要求，而死亡是对所有意识的剥夺； - Michael's work had taught him that the poor would never have consented to part with their children, even though keeping them would always mean privation and suffering.
迈克尔的工作使他意识到，穷人们是决不肯和子女分离的，即使赡养子女总使他们沦于贫困和痛苦。 - To discipline ( one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.
抑制通过克己或自我苦行的方式抑制（一个人的身体或物质欲望） - The conversion of state-owned property to privately owned property is called privation.
国家所有的财务转变为私人所有称作私有化。 - Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。 - Ignorance is mere privation.
无知是一种纯粹的贫乏。 - She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation.
她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾。 - I knew that you went out from home in America because of a privation of high conduct.
我知道你离开在美国的家乡正是有感于你缺乏高尚的品质。