penniless

US [ˈpenɪləs]
UK ['penɪləs]
  • adj.一文不名的；穷困的
  • Web身无分文的；一贫如洗；家贫如洗

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penniless
adj.
1.
一文不名的；穷困的having no money; very poor

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Definition:
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1.
He was more or less penniless except for the handsome salary he drew as private pilot to His Highness Prince Ali Yusuf.
他除了担任阿里·优素福亲王殿下的私人飞机驾驶员所得的丰厚薪水，他几乎是不值一文。
tā chú le dān rèn ā lǐ · yōu sù fú qīn wáng diàn xià de sī rén fēi jī jià shǐ yuán suǒ dé de fēng hòu xīn shuǐ , tā jī hū shì bù zhí yī wén 。
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2.
Alone and penniless, she told him(Philip) that other man had not married her.
她孤苦伶仃，并且身无分文。她告诉他（菲利普），那个男人没有和她结婚。
tā gū kǔ líng dīng , bìng qiě shēn wú fēn wén 。 tā gào su tā ( fēi lì pǔ ) , nà ge nán rén méi yǒu hé tā jié hūn 。
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3.
She was an extraordinarily beautiful girl, Margaret Devereux, and made all the men frantic by running away with a penniless young fellow.
她是个极美的姑娘，玛格丽特·德弗日，当时曾使舆论哗然，因为她跟一个不名一文的年轻人私奔了。
tā shì gè jí měi de gū niang , mǎ gé lì tè · dé fú rì , dāng shí céng shǐ yú lùn huá rán , yīn wèi tā gēn yī gè bù míng yī wén de nián qīng rén sī bēn le 。
4.
Would you rather leave home without your wallet and be penniless all day, or leave your phone at home and be out of touch all day?
你是愿意把钱包留在家里过一整天的穷光蛋生活，还是愿意把手机留在家里与世隔绝一整天？
nǐ shì yuàn yì bǎ qián bāo liú zài jiā lǐ guò yī zhěng tiān de qióng guāng dàn shēng huó , hái shì yuàn yì bǎ shǒu jī liú zài jiā lǐ yǔ shì gé jué yī zhěng tiān ?
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5.
Children with his wife left him, he became penniless, helpless, and he once again for advice to the elderly.
妻子带着孩子离他而去，他变得一贫如洗，孤立无援，于是他再一次向这位老人讨教。
qī zi dài zhe hái zi lí tā ér qù , tā biàn de yì pín rú xǐ , gū lì wú yuán , yú shì tā zài yī cì xiàng zhè wèi lǎo rén tǎo jiào 。
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6.
She married a clergyman. Penniless. Both parents died. . . of typhus, when the child was but a few months old.
她丈夫是个不名一文的牧师，这孩子尚在襁褓之时，他们就双双死于斑疹。
tā zhàng fu shì gè bù míng yī wén de mù shī , zhè hái zi shàng zài qiǎng bǎo zhī shí , tā men jiù shuāng shuāng sǐ yú bān zhěn 。
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7.
As they stepped out of the courtroom, he told Song that he would never again marry a penniless woman.
走出法庭后他告诉宋律师，再也不娶身无分文的女人了。
zǒu chū fǎ tíng hòu tā gào su sòng lǜ shī , zài yě bù qǔ shēn wú fēn wén de nǚ rén le 。
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8.
'I thought you were penniless. You haven't been as poor as a church mouse. ' She sets her heart at rest.
‘我原以为你已经身无分文了，你还没到山穷水尽的地步嘛。’她放心了。
' wǒ yuán yǐ wéi nǐ yǐ jīng shēn wú fēn wén le , nǐ hái méi dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dì bù ma 。 ' tā fàng xīn le 。
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9.
By now, everyone knows the paradox of money and happiness, subject of a thousand articles written by penniless journalists.
现在人人都知道金钱与幸福间的矛盾，身无分文的穷记者撰写的诸多文章主题之一。
xiàn zài rén rén dōu zhī dào jīn qián yǔ xìng fú jiān de máo dùn , shēn wú fēn wén de qióng jì zhě zhuàn xiě de zhū duō wén zhāng zhǔ tí zhī yī 。
dongxi.net
10.
Sometimes he would get a good sale, but a lot of the time we were penniless.
有时他能做成一笔好买卖，但大多数时候我们一个便士都没有。
yǒu shí tā néng zuò chéng yī bǐ hǎo mǎi mai , dàn dà duō shù shí hou wǒ men yī gè biàn shì dōu méi yǒu 。
article.yeeyan.org
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