penury
英 [ˈpenjəri]
美 [ˈpenjəri]
n. 贫困; 贫穷
BNC.32945 / COCA.32763
牛津词典
noun
- 贫困；贫穷
the state of being very poor
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 赤贫
Penuryis the state of being extremely poor.- He was brought up in penury, without education.
他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。
- He was brought up in penury, without education.
英英释义
noun
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- their indigence appalled him
- a general state of need exists among the homeless
双语例句
- Strengthen the professional education to provide more employment, and promote the competing ability of the penury population.
加强职业教育，提高贫困人口的就业竞争能力。 - There are five parts in this paper: The first part stresses the mutual action of economy, society, environment and penury based on general definition of penury.
第一部分在讨论贫困一般定义的基础上，重点研究贫困与经济、社会及环境的相互作用。 - Mr Thomas was born in penury and grew up with bare feet and intestinal worms.
托马斯出身微寒，伴着光脚丫儿、肚里住着蛔虫的日子长大。 - It was reformed greatly in 1999, constituting Urumqi petrochemical company made up of good productive assets. An episode of illness may reduce a poor household to penury, especially when they have to sell their productive assets in order to cover health care outlays.
1999年经过较大的机构重组后，以生产性的优良资产为主组成了乌石化公司。一次疾病可以使一个贫困的家庭变得更加穷困，甚至也可以使富人变为贫困者； - He was cradled in the lap of penury. Are the seeds of criminal behaviour sown early in life?
他自幼生活在贫困的环境里。犯罪行为的根源是否始自幼时？ - However, in latter-day China, poverty of the country and penury of its people, and lack of communal awareness of the society became the key restrictive factors of the donative effects.
但是，近代中国的国贫民穷和社会公共意识缺乏，成为制约募捐效果的主要因素。 - For the reason causing the urban penury is complex and various, so we should consider this problem extensively: offer social aid to urban penury population;
由于城市贫困现象日趋严重的原因是多样的和复杂的，因此要缓解城市贫困问题必须从多方面入手：为城市贫困人口提供社会救助； - On the Subsidy Policy and its Implementation for Penury Students during Compulsory Education Period in Guangdong Rural Areas
广东省农村义务教育阶段贫困学生资助的政策与实施 - The aim of the model was to realize substantial development, and the main content was about structural social problems. The social cost model system included three parts: the cost of employment and penury, the cost of human capital and the saving cost by improving institution.
在可持续发展的目标下，以结构性社会问题为对象的社会成本核算体系主要包括三个部分：就业与贫困成本、人力资本和制度节约成本。 - This is my prayer to thee, my lord-strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.
这是我对你的祈求，我的主&请你铲除，铲除我心里贫乏的根源。