destitute

US [ˈdestɪˌtut]
UK [ˈdestɪtjuːt]
  • adj.没有；贫困的；贫穷的；赤贫的
  • n.穷人；贫民
  • Web缺乏的；穷困的；空乏

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destitute
adj.
1.
贫困的；贫穷的；赤贫的without money, food and the other things necessary for life
When he died, his family was left completely destitute.
他死时家里一贫如洗。
2.
~ of sth
缺乏；没有；毫无lacking sth
They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings.
他们似乎一点人情味都没有。
n.
1.
[pl]
穷人；贫民people who are destitute

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Definition:
AllAll,没有没有,贫困的贫困的,贫穷的贫穷的,赤贫的赤贫的,穷人穷人,贫民贫民,缺乏的缺乏的,穷困的穷困的,空乏空乏
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1.
They denied any intentional wrongdoing, saying they were only trying to help orphans left destitute by the quake.
他们否认有任何不良企图，并说，他们仅仅是想帮助这些地震中的孤儿摆脱贫困。
tā men fǒu rèn yǒu rèn hé bù liáng qǐ tú , bìng shuō , tā men jǐn jǐn shì xiǎng bāng zhù zhè xiē dì zhèn zhōng de gū ér bǎi tuō pín kùn 。
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2.
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann always tried to seek help for one or two destitute families.
安知道自己的孩子多么喜爱圣诞节礼物，于是，她总是为一、两个贫困家庭寻求帮助。
ān zhī dào zì jǐ de hái zi duō me xǐ ài shèng dàn jié lǐ wù , yú shì , tā zǒng shì wéi yī 、 liǎng gè pín kùn jiā tíng xún qiú bāng zhù 。
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3.
Within a year, poor sales forced him to close the store, and bad business deals with the shady Baath Brothers left him destitute.
不到一年，他的小店就因业绩惨淡而被迫关门。他跟心术不正的巴斯兄弟作了几笔失败的生意，结果倾家荡产。
bù dào yī nián , tā de xiǎo diàn jiù yīn yè jì cǎn dàn ér bèi pò guān mén 。 tā gēn xīn shù bù zhèng de bā sī xiōng dì zuò le jǐ bǐ shī bài de shēng yì , jié guǒ qīng jiā dàng chǎn 。
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4.
Starving, destitute and drenched in the tempest's wake, it is hard to see the Burmese summoning the strength to throw off the tyrants' rule.
面对饥饿、贫困和风暴，缅甸人更难鼓起勇气来摆脱暴君的统治。
miàn duì jī è 、 pín kùn hé fēng bào , miǎn diàn rén gèng nán gǔ qǐ yǒng qì lái bǎi tuō bào jūn de tǒng zhì 。
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5.
When he died, his wife and his children were left destitute.
他死后他的妻子儿女衣食无着。
tā sǐ hòu tā de qī zi ér nǚ yī shí wú zhe 。
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6.
The recollection of your sister's destitute condition determined me on an effort to save my life.
想到你妹妹的难堪的情况，我就下决心要保住性命。
xiǎng dào nǐ mèi mèi de nán kān de qíng kuàng , wǒ jiù xià jué xīn yào bǎo zhù xìng mìng 。
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7.
Bangbuerfu evil with evil, was banished to all functions, destitute, the poor in their homes have spent the rest of his life lord.
邦布尔夫恶有恶报，被革去一切职务，一贫如洗，在他们曾经作威作福的济贫院度过余生。
bāng bù ěr fū è yǒu è bào , bèi jí qù yí qiè zhí wù , yì pín rú xǐ , zài tā men céng jīng zuò wēi zuò fú de jì pín yuàn dù guò yú shēng 。
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8.
Fewer Chinese are destitute, but a great many are still poor, and food is an important part of their total consumption.
中国贫困人口不断减少，但仍有很多人仍处于贫困之中，而食品是其总消费中的重要组成部分。
zhōng guó pín kùn rén kǒu bú duàn jiǎn shǎo , dàn réng yǒu hěn duō rén réng chǔ yú pín kùn zhī zhōng , ér shí pǐn shì qí zǒng xiāo fèi zhōng de zhòng yào zǔ chéng bù fen 。
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9.
Uzbeks, thousands of whom were made destitute by the violence, were reported to be especially affected.
据报道，数以千计的乌孜别克族人受暴力影响严重，陷入贫困境地。
jù bào dào , shù yǐ qiān jì de wū zī bié kè zú rén shòu bào lì yǐng xiǎng yán zhòng , xiàn rù pín kùn jìng dì 。
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10.
Not that it must be for a moment supposed that our Women are destitute of affection.
可能有人认为我们的妇女全无感情，但事实并非如此。
kě néng yǒu rén rèn wéi wǒ men de fù nǚ quán wú gǎn qíng , dàn shì shí bìng fēi rú cǐ 。
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