penniless

英 [ˈpeniləs]

美 [ˈpeniləs]

adj.  一文不名的; 穷困的

Collins.1 / BNC.18686 / COCA.19734

牛津词典

adj.

• 一文不名的；穷困的
  having no money; very poor

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 一文不名的；身无分文的
  Someone who ispennilesshas hardly any money at all.
  1. They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work.
     她要找不到合适的工作，他们很快就会身无分文，无家可归。
  2. ...a penniless refugee.
     一文不名的难民

英英释义

adj

• not having enough money to pay for necessities
  Synonym:hard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)penuriouspinched

双语例句

• The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
  这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功，和她结了婚。
• He is in reality penniless.
  其实他身无分文。
• Apart from the money in the drawer, I am penniless.
  除去抽屉里的钱我是身无分文。
• A girl left penniless by the death of her parent?
  会选择父母没有留下任何遗产的女孩吗？
• His lovable bad-tempered little brother, penniless somewhere in the west.
  他那可爱的脾气暴躁的小兄弟，身无分文，跑到西部去了。
• Sounds like that's from the "penniless losers" handbook.
  听起来像“穷困的失败者”手册。
• A well-dressed man, who looked and talked like a millionaire, turned out to penniless.
  那个穿着讲究，外表和谈吐都象百万富翁的人却身无分文。
• The Eighth People's Hospital of Guangzhou, the penniless in a prescribed body.
  广州市第八人民医院内，于得明身上不名一文。
• When the vicar's wife went off with a young and penniless man the scandal knew on bounds.
  牧师的太太和一个身无分文的小伙子私奔，这件事立即传开了。
• Penniless, he begins to write, which is to earn him a living.
  他一文不名，开始以写作为生。