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penniless

美['peniləs]  英['peniləs]
adj.  身无分文的
  副词:pennilessly  名词:pennilessness
  近义词:poor,destitute,bankrupt,down-and-out,impecunious,impoverished,broke,flatbroke,ruined,insolvent,pinched,instraitenedcircumstances,penurious,hardup,

详细释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 身无分文的
  2. 极度贫穷的
  3. 一文不名的
  4. 一贫如洗的

英英释义

Adjective
  1. not having enough money to pay for necessities

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
  2. He was penniless after his business went bankrupt.自从他的生意破产后,他就身无分文。
  3. At the age of thirteen, Tom was left penniless by the death of his father, so he had his own way to make.在13岁时汤姆的父亲死了,没留分文给他,所以,他得自食其力。
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