penniless
- adj.身无分文的;一文不名的;穷困的
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。
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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。
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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。
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He died penniless in Paris .
他在巴黎去世时已是一文不名。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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He is in reality penniless .
其实他身无分文。
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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。
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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。
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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?
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Making great efforts means Possipility but giving up means penniless .
努力意味着可能,放弃则一无所有。
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He found himself penniless in a strange city .
在异乡他发现自己身无分文。
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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。
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Britain 's Labor government was penniless , too .
英国的劳动党政府也一文不名。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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Within weeks he hightailed it home , a penniless failure .
不到几个礼拜,就不名一文,弃甲归家。
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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。
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She was often penniless and regularly went hungry .
她经常身无分文定期受饿。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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Events combined to leave her penniless .
几件事情合在一起把她弄得身无分文。
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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。