destitute

英 [ˈdestɪtjuːt]

美 [ˈdestɪtuːt]

adj. 贫困的; 贫穷的; 赤贫的; 穷人; 贫民; 缺乏; 没有; 毫无

复数：destitutes　

GRE TEM8

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牛津词典

adj.

贫困的；贫穷的；赤贫的
without money, food and the other things necessary for life
1. When he died, his family was left completely destitute.
  他死时家里一贫如洗。
穷人；贫民
people who are destitute
缺乏；没有；毫无
lacking sth
1. They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings.
  他们似乎一点人情味都没有。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 赤贫的;贫困的;一无所有的
Someone who isdestitutehas no money or possessions.
1. ...destitute children who live on the streets.
  流落街头的贫困儿童

英英释义

adj

completely wanting or lacking
1. writing barren of insight
2. young recruits destitute of experience
3. innocent of literary merit
4. the sentence was devoid of meaning
Synonym:barrendevoidfreeinnocent
poor enough to need help from others
Synonym:impoverishedindigentnecessitousneedypoverty-stricken

双语例句

For example, sometimes I see street people or destitute people and I immediately give them what they need.
比方说，师父有时候看到那些流浪的人或穷困的人，就马上给他们需要的东西，看到就给。
My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
我的儿女孤苦，因为仇敌得了胜。
But Mother Teresa toiled a lifetime to bring a ray of sunshine in the lives of the destitute.
而特蕾莎修女辛劳一生，为的是给贫困者带去了一缕阳光。
I had liv'd a dreadful life, perfectly destitute of the knowledge and fear of god.
过去，我过着可怕的生活，对上帝完全缺乏认识和敬畏。
She and her husband would be dispossessed of the house and left destitute.
她和她丈夫将失去这栋房子，落得一无所有。
People don't like officials who are destitute of ordinary human feelings.
人民不喜欢缺乏普通人情感的官员。
After a long delay, the cabled money finally came through to the destitute family.
耽搁很久之后，缙来的钱终于到了那家穷苦人的手上。
They denied any intentional wrongdoing, saying they were only trying to help orphans left destitute by the quake.
他们否认有任何不良企图，并说，他们仅仅是想帮助这些地震中的孤儿摆脱贫困。
In that case, everything you have ever worked for is gone forever, and you are now destitute.
在这种情况下，一切你都工作了，已经一去不复返了，你现在一无所有。
But grow! Increase with the years! Oh-how strange that I should be called a destitute woman!
但是随着成长！岁月流逝！哦，我怎么能被说成是一无所有的女人！