单词 | privation |
释义 | privation n (fml 文) 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. |
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