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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

      • 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
      • 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。
      • Ignorance is mere privation.
        无知是一种纯粹的贫乏。
      • 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。
      • Undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc.
        遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等。
      • 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;
      • 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。
      • Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
        生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。
      • 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。