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

• Michael's work had taught him that the poor would never have consented to part with their children, even though keeping them would always mean privation and suffering.
  迈克尔的工作使他意识到，穷人们是决不肯和子女分离的，即使赡养子女总使他们沦于贫困和痛苦。
• She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation.
  她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾。
• To discipline ( one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.
  抑制通过克己或自我苦行的方式抑制（一个人的身体或物质欲望）
• He looked upon privation as no hardship.
  他不把忍饥受冻当作什么苦难。
• He was a mere boy in years twenty-one about but with a body lank and long, because of privation.
  论年龄他还只是个孩子大约21岁但是由于贫困，身材却长得又瘦又长。
• 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。
• 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。
• "That is the advantage of privation." answered the doctor.
  “这就是没吃没喝的优点。”博士说。
• All are careful to sound as if they believe that fiscal privation is the road to salvation.
  他们都表现得相当谨慎，就好像他们相信：财政上捉襟见肘是救赎之路。
• Undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc.
  遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等。