penury

美音：['penjʊri] 英音：['penjəri]

简单释义：

n.贫困；贫穷

网络吝啬；赤贫；缺乏

完整释义：

1.贫穷;缺乏
2.吝啬
3.赤贫;缺乏

例句：

This is a tremendous achievement of the western model; its permanent abolition of material penury makes it more attractive still.
这是西方模式取得的巨大成就；同时，它永久地消除了物质匮乏，这更增添了它的吸引力。
God, when he gave the world in common to all mankind, commanded man also to labour, and the penury of his condition required it of him.
上帝，当他将这个世界赐给人类共有的时候，也令其必需劳动，而人的贫乏境况也会这样要求。
Aid workers say that in reality the nation has been driven deep into penury.
援助工人们表示真实的情况是，整个国家已经一穷二白。
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
诸般勤劳，都有益处。嘴上多言，乃致穷乏。
The marriage began in penury though things looked up after 1952 when Newton became the first contract photographer for American Vogue.
他们的婚后生活起初比较贫苦，但自从1952年牛顿成为《时尚》美国版的首位签约摄影师之后情况就有所好转。
This is my prayer to thee, my lord -- strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.
这是我对你的祈求，我的主——请你铲除，铲除我心里贫乏的根源。
Talking about how medical and nursing staffs to meet the needs of those should be supported penury group
浅谈医护人员满足医疗扶贫对象需求的措施
China is no longer the destination for those looking to accumulate hardship tales of scarcity, penury and adversity overcome.
中国不再是那些为了填补传奇故事的空白，克服贫瘠和坎坷的族人的目的地了。

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