penury 详细解释

penury

['penjuri]

n.贫穷, 拮据

n.

拮据; 贫穷[U]

live in penury

生活拮据

词形变化

副词: penuriously | 名词: penuriousness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

poverty  necessity  

反义:

n.贫困

luxury  

英英释义

名词 penury:

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

同义词:indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization

补充

penurypenury英:[ˈpenjuri] 美:[ˈpɛnjəri]n.1.赤贫, 缺乏

例句

1. They faced penury unless they could secure employment very soon.除非能很快找到工作, 否则他们就会面临穷困潦倒的境地。 2. He was brought up in penury, without education.他在贫穷环境中长大, 没有受过教育。 3. he died in a state of virtual penury.他事实上是在贫困中死去的。 4. struggling with penury与贫穷做斗争 5. living in penury生活贫困