penury的中文翻译是什么意思
penury
US/ˈpenjəri/
UK/ˈpenjəri/
n. 赤贫，缺乏
penury的柯林斯释义
N-UNCOUNT赤贫
Penury is the state of being extremely poor.
He was brought up in penury, without education.
他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。
penury的英文释义
Noun
1. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
- their indigence appalled him
- a general state of need exists among the homeless
penury的场景例句
Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受穷受苦使他未老先衰.
A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地.
A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.
连年歉收使小农陷入了一贫如洗的困境.
He was talking about the embarrassment penury - and advocating higher salaries for MPs.
这席话意指当时议员们经济窘迫,并提倡提高议员待遇.
He who sows misery, reaps but penury!
他造成悲惨!他造成贫穷!