privation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/praɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us/praɪˈveɪ.ʃən/alackof thebasicthings that arenecessaryfor anacceptablestandardofliving:
(生活必需品的)匮乏;贫困Economic privation ispushingthepoortowardscrime.生活的贫困逼着穷人去犯罪。
Severalvillagessufferedseriousprivations duringtheirlongisolationduring thewar.战争时期,几个村庄与外界长期隔绝,生活必需品严重匮乏。