privations

英 [praɪˈveɪʃənz]

美 [praɪˈveɪʃənz]

n.  贫困; 匮乏; 艰难
privation的复数

双语例句

• Chinese often talk about their capacity to chi ku, or "eat bitterness", which helps explain their resilience amid the chaos and privations of the past century.
  中国人经常说自己能“吃苦”，这让他们能够适应最近一百年的混乱与贫困。
• I remember all the hardships and privations of that earlier day, and from that time until now my heart has been with the working class.
  那时候的种种艰苦和匮乏我记忆犹新，从那时起直到现在，我的心一直始终和工人阶级在一起。
• The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle
  他们面对最近的贫困所表现出的坦然令人难以理解。
• The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.
  从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。
• The picture which she had then drawn of the privations of the approaching winter, had proved erroneous;
  当时，她为即将到来的冬天描绘出一幅凄凄凉凉的景象，可结果证明她错了。
• The effect of the privations and sufferings which he endured at this time was discernible to the last in his temper and his department.
  他在这时期所受的苦难，其影响所及，在他的性格举止之间暴露无遗。
• The food they use being little susceptible of storing up, they have no accumulation of it, and are often exposed to great privations.
  他们的食物不易储藏，因而没有食物储备，常常极为缺乏生活必需品。
• THIS is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
  这里不打算追述摩门教徒们最后定居以前在移民历程中所遭受的苦难情况。
• Lacking adequate provision of fresh water, electricity, sanitation or health care, they suffer privations that all too often provide the tinder for the fires of social unrest.
  他们无法获得足够的淡水、电力、卫生和保健，他们所受的困苦常常成为社会动乱的火种。
• All enjoyments for some, all privations for the rest, that is to say, for the people; privilege, exception, monopoly, feudalism, born from toil itself.
  全部享受归于几个人，全部贫乏归于其余的人，就是说，归于人民；特权、例外、垄断、封建制都从劳动中产生。