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Destitute Left Means 英 Destɪtjuːt] 美 Destɪtuːt Adj.穷困的;赤贫的;缺乏的 Died

英语单词 destitute
英美音标 英 ['destɪtjuːt] 美 ['destɪtuːt]
中文释义 adj.穷困的;赤贫的;缺乏的
英语例句 (1) When he died, his family was left completely destitute.
(2) The hurricane left thousands of people destitute.
(3) Here is an asylum for the care of mentally ill or destitute people.
(4) They are destitute of common sense.
(5) He was destitute of human feelings.
中文例句 (1) 他死时家里一贫如洗。
(2) 这场飓风造成的几千人失去了一切。
(3) 这儿是一家照顾精神病患者和赤贫人员的收容所。
(4) 他们缺乏常识。
(5) 他毫无人的感情。
vocabulary简明 When you think of the word destitute, which means poor or lacking other necessities of life, think of someone who is in desperate straits. A very, very tight budget is poor. Living on the streets is destitute.
vocabulary扩展 Destitute essentially means not having something. When you're destitute in the sense of being poor, you're technically "destitute of money." You can be destitute of other things as well. If all your friends have abandoned you, you're "destitute of friends." If you are applying for a job as a waitress but have never worked in a restaurant in any capacity, you're "destitute of experience."
柯林斯解释
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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]赤贫的;贫困的;一无所有的 Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
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  • ...destitute children who live on the streets.

    流落街头的贫困儿童

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