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单词 destitute
释义
destitute
adjective
uk
/ˈdes.tɪ.tʃuːt/us
/ˈdes.tə.tuːt/
withoutmoney,food, ahome, or possessions:
一无所有的，赤贫的，一贫如洗的
Thefloodsleftthousands ofpeopledestitute.洪水使数千人一贫如洗。
Synonyms
indigentformal
poverty-stricken
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not having much or enough money
  • poorHer family was poor and didn't own a computer.
  • pennilessAt the time, I was a penniless student.
  • impoverishedBenefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families.
  • disadvantagedThe scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children.
  • deprivedDeprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts.
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destitution
(Definition ofdestitutefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

destitute| American Dictionary

destitute
adjective
us
/ˈdes·tɪˌtut/
withoutmoney, possessions, or any of the thingsneededtolive:
Thesegroupsgatheredclothing, schoolbooks, andmedicalsuppliesfor the destitutefloodvictims.
(Definition ofdestitutefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

destitute| Business English

destitute
adjective
uk
/ˈdestɪtjuːt/us
withoutmoney,food, ahome, or possessions:
During theglobaleconomiccrisismanypeoplewereleftdestitute.

destitution

noun[U]
Poverty and destitution arewidespreadin thecountry.
(Definition ofdestitutefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdestitute

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But it was mainly women who found themselvesdestitutein old age.
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They are half naked, and almost entirelydestituteof the common necessities of life.
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It is not surprising that their principal concern was with the high proportion ofdestitutepilgrims.
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The consequence of deprivation for height is further emphasized by the greater stunting of the more impoverisheddestituteboys.
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I walked the town till 12, beingdestituteof a farthing.
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Unlike in a real market economy, the model has no risk of ending updestitutethrough bad luck, bad decisions or both.
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Only boys aged 13 to 16 were included in the analysis and those whose next-of-kin ordestitutestate is unknown were excluded.
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According to colonial investigators, civilian support derived primarily from the mostdestituteinhabitants of the province: petty criminals, river boatmen and day-laborers.
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Several million people had been dispersed around the country,destituteand homeless.
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Charitable foundations extended aid to thedestituteor sick.
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For the individual, the likelihood of becomingdestitutewas dependent upon one's life-course stage.
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When thedestituteman applied for poor relief it was decided that the children should be boarded out.
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Primogeniture ensured that senior family members would control clan land, leaving junior family membersdestitute.
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In contrast, in a system of poor relief, compensation was first provided when a person becamedestitute.
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In this war arena there isn't even the dimmest light of hope and relief for the weak anddestitute.
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