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penury

美['penjəri]  英['penjəri]
n.  贫穷;拮据
  近义词:poverty,necessity,indigence,destitution,neediness,impoverishment,pauperization,pauperism,need,luxury,

详细释义

n.(名词)
  1. 贫穷
  2. 缺乏
  3. 拮据
  4. 赤贫
  5. 贫乏

英英释义

Noun
  1. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;

    "their indigence appalled him" "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Laid-off workers fall into penury.下岗职工陷入贫困。
  2. He was cradled in the lap of penury .他自幼生活在贫困的环境里。
  3. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
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