penury的中文翻譯是什麼意思
penury
US/ˈpenjəri/
UK/ˈpenjəri/
n. 赤貧，缺乏
penury的柯林斯釋義
N-UNCOUNT赤貧
Penury is the state of being extremely poor.
He was brought up in penury, without education.
他從小一貧如洗，沒有受過教育。
penury的英文釋義
Noun
1. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
- their indigence appalled him
- a general state of need exists among the homeless
penury的場景例句
Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受窮受苦使他未老先衰.
A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
連續歉收使得這個小農場主陷入了貧困境地.
A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.
連年歉收使小農陷入了一貧如洗的困境.
He was talking about the embarrassment penury - and advocating higher salaries for MPs.
這席話意指當時議員們經濟窘迫,並提倡提高議員待遇.
He who sows misery, reaps but penury!
他造成悲慘!他造成貧窮!