His drinking led him to a life of destitution. 酗酒导致他生活贫穷。
The few packages of food seemed a mockery in the face of such enormous destitution. 对于众多赤贫的人们,这几袋食物简直是杯水车薪。
In China, physical education in the western regions lags behind that in the east, which mainly is a destitution of an innovation of sports culture. 我国西部体育落后于东部地区，从根本上说，是缺乏体育文化创新。
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