Privation
[ prai'veiʃən ]
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n. （生活必需品的）匮乏，贫困;
📝 例句
indurate oneself to privation and suffering
使自己能吃苦耐劳
Ignorance is mere privation.
无知是一种纯粹的贫乏。
Then came a long period of bodily privation, of daily hunger after food.
接着，身体上又受到了长期的煎熬，每天挨着饥饿。
He looked upon privation as no hardship.
他不把忍饥受冻当作什么苦难。
They could have found a certain happiness in helping each other's privation.
他们在彼此互助，分担患难中，还找得到一种快乐。
🌱 联想助记
【记】deprive-剥夺,privation-贫困:被剥夺后就会贫困
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
privation
n
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1 [C usu pl, U 作可数名词时通常作复数, 亦作不可数名词]
lack of things necessary for life; deprivation （生活必需品的）匮乏; 贫困
The survivors suffered many privations before they were rescued. 那些生还者在获救以前备尝艰辛.
a life of privation and misery 贫苦的生活.
2 [C] state of being deprived of sth (not necessarily sth essential) （某事物之）被剥夺（不一定为必需之事物）; 丧失
She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation. 她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾.
It would be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London. 对她来说, 不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失.
🔁 扩展释义
*[prai'veiʃәn]n. 缺乏, 穷困
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For goodness' sake, Pete, tell us!
天啊， Pete， 快告诉我们
He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
不劳无获。
Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点，但其中只有一个人真去农村住过，而且不足6个月就回来了。