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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - We can live rough a bit. but with the coming of winter and too lavish contributions to her family's support, privation stares her in the face.
我们可以凑合着过几天艰苦生活。可是冬天一来，加上她给家里过多的生活费，她面临贫困艰难的处境。 - The plea was that of a gaunt-faced man of about thirty, who looked the picture of privation and wretchedness.
求乞的是一个30左右的男人，脸色消瘦憔悴，一副穷困凄惨的模样。 - Undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc.
遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等。 - 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。 - "That is the advantage of privation." answered the doctor.
“这就是没吃没喝的优点。”博士说。 - He could not find an adequate motive in Mr. Butler's life of pinching and privation.
他认为巴特勒先生那种积攒困苦的生活动机未必恰当。