pen·ni·less

adjective

/ˈpeniləs/

having no money; very poor一文不名的；穷困的 synonym destitute
- a penniless student贫困学生
Synonyms poor
poordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.
poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs:
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。
disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society:
socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
needy poor:
It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。
impoverished (journalism) poor:
Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。
deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life
poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.
penniless (literary) having no money; very poor:
He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。
hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time:
I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。
Patterns
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
- poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
- a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background
Extra Examples
- He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。
- Laura found herself virtually penniless.劳拉发现自己几乎一贫如洗。
- The legal dispute left them penniless.这场法律纠纷使他们一贫如洗。
- She arrived in 1978 as a virtually penniless refugee.1978年她刚来时可以说是个身无分文的难民。
Topics Social issuesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- die
- find yourself
- …
adverb
- totally

单词	penniless
释义	pen·ni·less adjective /ˈpeniləs/ /ˈpeniləs/ having no money; very poor一文不名的；穷困的 synonym destitute a penniless student贫困学生 Synonyms poorpoordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs: They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。 disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society: socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层 needy poor: It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。 impoverished (journalism) poor: Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。 deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.penniless (literary) having no money; very poor: He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。 hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。 Patterns poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background Extra Examples He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。 Laura found herself virtually penniless.劳拉发现自己几乎一贫如洗。 The legal dispute left them penniless.这场法律纠纷使他们一贫如洗。 She arrived in 1978 as a virtually penniless refugee.1978年她刚来时可以说是个身无分文的难民。 Topics Social issuesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be die find yourself … adverb totally
随便看	at any moment now at any price at any rate at-any-rate at a/one go \| at/in a single go at a pinch at a premium at a price at a push atar at a rate of knots at-arms-length at-a-single-cast at a (single) glance at a single glance at a single go \| at a go at a (single) stroke \| at one stroke at a single stroke \| at one stroke at a snail’s pace at a steady clip a taste/dose of your own medicine a taste of your own medicine at a stroke \| at one stroke at a tender age \| at the tender age of… at a/the crossroads