penury

英 ['penjəri] 美 ['penjəri]

• n. 贫穷；拮据

详尽释义

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• poverty 贫困
• necessity 需要
• indigence 贫穷
• destitution 穷困
• neediness 穷困
• impoverishment 贫穷
• pauperization 贫困化
• pauperism 有被救济的资格...
• need 需要

【反义词】

• luxury 奢侈品