Needy describes people who lack essential resources like food, clothing, or shelter. It can also refer to someone who needs a lot of love and attention.
Needy describes people who lack essential resources like food, clothing, or shelter, and can also refer to an emotional need for love and attention.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]贫苦的；穷困的Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses.
[usu ADJ n]
[the N]
...a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy Somalis.
旨在确保将食物和药品送至贫困的索马里民众手中的多国部队
The needy are people who are needy.贫困者；穷人
There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy.
将努力为贫困者筹措更多的食品。
Oxford
needy/ˈniːdi; NAmEˈniːdi/adjective(need·ier,needi·est)1(of people 人)not having enough money, food, clothes, etc. 缺乏生活必需品的；贫困的☞synonyms at
poor
2the needynoun[plural ]people who do not have enough money, food, etc. 穷困的人3(of people 人)not confident, and needing a lot of love and emotional support from other people 缺乏自信的；需要精神支持的needyneedierneediestneedy/ˈniːdi; NAmEˈniːdi/
LDC
needyneed‧y /ˈniːdi/ ●○○ adjective
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1a)having very little food or money: a needy familyb)the needy needy people: money to help the needy► see thesaurus at
poor
2needing and wanting a lot of love and attention
WDF
needy
[ˈni:di]
级别:needier, neediest
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ADJ11429
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贫穷的(73%)，贫穷的人(19%)，缺乏的(8%)
adj.贫困的；贫穷的；生活艰苦的
n.(Needy)人名；(英)尼迪
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