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Deprived People Things Conditions Essential Dɪpraɪvd Adj.贫困的,贫穷的 Means

英语单词 deprived
英美音标 [dɪpraɪvd]
中文释义 adj.贫困的,贫穷的
vocab简明 Being deprived means lacking important things like food and water. For example, when warm clothing, housing, and nutrition are in short supply, the people are deprived of basics of life.
vocab扩展 You can use the adjective deprived to describe conditions or people who don’t have what they need or don't have enough. Some uses of deprived are for small things, like when you're deprived of dessert because you didn’t eat your vegetables, but most of the time deprived describes a very serious lack of essential things or services.
真题原句 They are deprived of unemployment or disability insurance.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]贫困的;贫穷的 Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...probably the most severely deprived children in the country.

    可能是这个国家里最贫困的儿童

  • ...the problems associated with life in a deprived inner city area.

    与市中心贫民区生活联系在一起的问题

来源 2007.3

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