penniless

美 [ˈpeniləs]英 [ˈpeniləs]
  • adj.身无分文的;一文不名的;穷困的
pennilesspenniless

adj.

一文不名的;穷困的
having no money; very poor

destitute
poor

These words all describe sb who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.以上各词均形容人贫穷、贫寒。

having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs指贫穷的、贫寒的、清贫的:

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.

他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。

having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society指生活条件差的、贫困的、社会地位低下的:

socially disadvantaged sections of the community

该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层

poor指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的:

It's a charity that provides help for needy children.

是慈善机构为贫困孩子提供帮助。

( journalism ) poor指赤贫的、不名一文的:

Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.

成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。

[usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的

Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group; it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people.

Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived .

( literary ) having no money; very poor指一文不名、穷困:

He died penniless in Paris.

他在巴黎去世时已是一文不名。

( journalism ) extremely poor指赤贫的、一贫如洗的:

a poverty-stricken family in 19th-century Brooklyn

19世纪布鲁克林区的一个赤贫家庭

( informal ) having very little money, especially for a short period of time尤指暂时拮据、缺钱:

I was always hard up as a student.

我当学生时总是很拮据。

penniless

频次

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    ADJ 一文不名的;身无分文的
    Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all.

    They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work.

    她要找不到合适的工作,他们很快就会身无分文,无家可归。

adj

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not having enough money to pay for necessities
Synonym: hard up impecunious in straitened circumstances(p) penurious pinched

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  1. At its heart is the burgeoning8 friendship between the humble9 Cookie ( John Magaro ) and the ambitious King-Lu ( Orion Lee ) , two penniless outsiders who dream of establishing a business in the green wilderness10 .

    影片的核心是谦卑的库奇(约翰·马加罗饰演)和野心勃勃的路金(奥赖恩·李饰演)之间迅速成长的友情,两人都是身无分文的外来者,梦想着在绿色荒原上创业。

  2. All 10 performances for which black women have received best-actress nominations involve poor or lower-income characters , and half of those are penniless mothers .

    获得最佳女演员提名的10位黑人女演员所饰演的都是贫穷或低收入的角色,其中有一半是身无分文的母亲。

  3. He died penniless in Paris .

    他在巴黎去世时已是一文不名。

  4. They 'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn 't find suitable work .

    她要找不到合适的工作,他们很快就会身无分文,无家可归。

  5. The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny .

    这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功,和她结了婚。

  6. Food was provided for penniless but hungry travelers at the two or three daily feed-ins .

    每天举行两三次施舍,为身无分文的饥饿行人供应食物。

  7. He is in reality penniless .

    其实他身无分文。

  8. One of them was a penniless young art student .

    他们中间的一个人是位身无分文的年轻美术学生。

  9. It can render many people ineffective and penniless in extreme cases .

    在一些极端的例子中,许多人受其煎熬变得无能而又贫穷。

  10. A girl left penniless by the death of her parent ?

    会选择父母没有留下任何遗产的女孩吗?

  11. Making great efforts means Possipility but giving up means penniless .

    努力意味着可能,放弃则一无所有。

  12. He found himself penniless in a strange city .

    在异乡他发现自己身无分文。

  13. His plan came to grief , and he was left penniless .

    他的计划失败了,结果他也落得一贫如洗。

  14. Britain 's Labor government was penniless , too .

    英国的劳动党政府也一文不名。

  15. Anyhow I was penniless when I came here six months ago .

    六个月之前,我来的时候身无分文。

  16. In1911 a penniless young man left England for America .

    一九一一年,一个身无分文的青年离开了英国前往美国。

  17. Her parents arrived in the country as penniless immigrants .

    她父母刚到这个国家的时候是身无分文的移民。

  18. The debt - collector take all his money , and he is leave completely penniless

    收债人拿走了他所有的钱,他身无分文了

  19. If Miss drew gave me notice I 'd be penniless .

    如果德鲁小姐通知我离职,我就要身无分文了。

  20. He wasn 't a penniless Dutch teacher walking to see his sister .

    他不单单是一位去看望自己妹妹的身无分文的荷兰老师。

  21. She 'll end up penniless if she carries on spending as much as that .

    如果她继续那么大的开销,最后会身无分文。

  22. Within weeks he hightailed it home , a penniless failure .

    不到几个礼拜,就不名一文,弃甲归家。

  23. They failed completely in their purpose , and in less than a year he was penniless .

    这些项目全都没有达到目的,不到一年的光景,他便一文不名了。

  24. She was often penniless and regularly went hungry .

    她经常身无分文定期受饿。

  25. She more than suffered from the disease ; she was penniless .

    她不仅仅是饱受疾病之苦,而且穷得身无分文。

  26. The Eighth People 's Hospital of Guangzhou , the penniless in a prescribed body .

    广州市第八人民医院内,于得明身上不名一文。

  27. The penniless man had to bum a ride home .

    那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

  28. The banks are all shut so I 'm penniless till the morning .

    银行都关门了,所以天亮之前我身无分文。

  29. Events combined to leave her penniless .

    几件事情合在一起把她弄得身无分文。

  30. Penniless governments could save themselves some cash by ceasing to examine people 's minds .

    一文不名的政府也可能省下一点钱,别再审查人们心里在想些什么了。