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

• 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。
• Ignorance is mere privation.
  无知是一种纯粹的贫乏。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "That is the advantage of privation." answered the doctor.
  “这就是没吃没喝的优点。”博士说。
• He looked upon privation as no hardship.
  他不把忍饥受冻当作什么苦难。
• Then came a long period of bodily privation, of daily hunger after food.
  接着，身体上又受到了长期的煎熬，每天挨着饥饿。