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。 - Undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc.
遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等。 - 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。 - She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation.
她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾。 - 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。 - 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。 - Meanwhile, the bulk of his people suffer privation and myriad hardships.
而与此同时，朝鲜大部分人民则生活在水深火热之中。 - 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。 - 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。 - We can live rough a bit. but with the coming of winter and too lavish contributions to her family's support, privation stares her in the face.
我们可以凑合着过几天艰苦生活。可是冬天一来，加上她给家里过多的生活费，她面临贫困艰难的处境。