privation
英 [praɪˈveɪʃn]
美 [praɪˈveɪʃn]
n. 贫困; 匮乏; 艰难
复数：privations
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- the privations of poverty
艰难困苦 - They endured years of suffering and privation.
他们饱受多年的煎熬与贫困。
- the privations of poverty
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.- 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。 - 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。
- They endured five years of privation during the second world war...
英英释义
noun
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- nutritional privation
- deprivation of civil rights
- a state of extreme poverty
双语例句
- It would is the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London.
对她来说，不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失。 - 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。 - Undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc.
遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等。 - Michael's work had taught him that the poor would never have consented to part with their children, even though keeping them would always mean privation and suffering.
迈克尔的工作使他意识到，穷人们是决不肯和子女分离的，即使赡养子女总使他们沦于贫困和痛苦。 - They could have found a certain happiness in helping each other's privation.
他们在彼此互助，分担患难中，还找得到一种快乐。 - Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。 - 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 - A mother's love is so strong and unyielding that it endures all circumstances; good fortune and misfortune, prosperity and privation, honor and disgrace.
母亲的爱坚强不屈，它可以忍受任何环境；幸运与不幸，富足与贫困，荣耀与屈辱。 - Then came a long period of bodily privation, of daily hunger after food.
接着，身体上又受到了长期的煎熬，每天挨着饥饿。 - "That is the advantage of privation." answered the doctor.
“这就是没吃没喝的优点。”博士说。