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privation

英 [praɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [praɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  贫困; 匮乏; 艰难

复数:privations 

GRE

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
      1. the privations of poverty
        艰难困苦
      2. They endured years of suffering and privation.
        他们饱受多年的煎熬与贫困。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
      1. nutritional privation
      2. deprivation of civil rights
      Synonym:deprivation
    • a state of extreme poverty
        Synonym:wantdeprivationneediness

      双语例句

      • Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
        生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。
      • Meanwhile, the bulk of his people suffer privation and myriad hardships.
        而与此同时,朝鲜大部分人民则生活在水深火热之中。
      • 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。
      • Rethinking of Social Welfare Privation Policy& Based on Elderly Service
        社会福利社会化政策的反思&以养老服务为例
      • Despite the privation, and the mounting toll of dead and wounded, however, morale remained intact, and people still smile in the street.
        尽管供应不足,伤亡增加,然而士气并未受到影响。街上,人们照常脸有笑容。
      • He was a mere boy in years twenty-one about but with a body lank and long, because of privation.
        论年龄他还只是个孩子大约21岁但是由于贫困,身材却长得又瘦又长。
      • 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。
      • Whilst prone to make a great ado about little hurts, these men bear intense suffering and privation with magnificent stoicism.
        由于小伤小痛容易带来不必要的麻烦,这些工人强忍辛劳与疼痛,令人惊叹。
      • 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。
      • His death was a great privation to his colleagues.
        他的死对他的同事们来说是一个巨大的损失。