privation

英 [praɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [praɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  贫困; 匮乏; 艰难

复数：privations　

GRE

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
  1. the privations of poverty
     艰难困苦
  2. They endured years of suffering and privation.
     他们饱受多年的煎熬与贫困。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
  1. nutritional privation
  2. deprivation of civil rights
  Synonym:deprivation
• a state of extreme poverty
  Synonym:wantdeprivationneediness

双语例句

• Despite the privation, and the mounting toll of dead and wounded, however, morale remained intact, and people still smile in the street.
  尽管供应不足，伤亡增加，然而士气并未受到影响。街上，人们照常脸有笑容。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Poor people living in conditions of squalor and privation.
  生活在肮脏而又贫困环境中的穷人。
• Ignorance is mere privation.
  无知是一种纯粹的贫乏。
• His death was a great privation to his colleagues.
  他的死对他的同事们来说是一个巨大的损失。
• She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation.
  她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾。
• 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。
• Whilst prone to make a great ado about little hurts, these men bear intense suffering and privation with magnificent stoicism.
  由于小伤小痛容易带来不必要的麻烦，这些工人强忍辛劳与疼痛，令人惊叹。