penniless

英 [ˈpeniləs]

美 [ˈpeniləs]

adj.  一文不名的; 穷困的

Collins.1 / BNC.18686 / COCA.19734

牛津词典

adj.

• 一文不名的；穷困的
  having no money; very poor

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 一文不名的；身无分文的
  Someone who ispennilesshas hardly any money at all.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a penniless refugee.
     一文不名的难民

英英释义

adj

• not having enough money to pay for necessities
  Synonym:hard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)penuriouspinched

双语例句

• He is in reality penniless.
  其实他身无分文。
• Britain's Labor government was penniless, too.
  英国的劳动党政府也一文不名。
• Penniless, he begins to write, which is to earn him a living.
  他一文不名，开始以写作为生。
• 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。
• She fell in love with a penniless artist.
  她爱上了一个身无分文的画家。
• 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。
• Apart from the money in the drawer, I am penniless.
  除去抽屉里的钱我是身无分文。
• 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。
• Turn down a billionaire, but would still be with you even if you're penniless.
  拒绝过亿万富翁的求婚，但即使你一无所有还是会陪在你身边。
• I shall begin like plenty of energetic men who have gone to the Indies young, without a penny, and have come back rich. Think, I beg of you, always it's penniless people needing help who come.
  我学那些苦干的人的榜样，年轻时身无分文上印度，变富了回来。想一想，我求你了，来的都是些身无分文请求帮助的人。