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destitution

英 /ˌdestɪ'tuːʃn/ 美 /,desti'tju:ʃən/

n. 缺乏， 穷困

短语

例句

• 1

  Physical education in the western regions lags behind that in the east, which mainly is a destitution of an innovation of sports culture.

  我国西部体育落后于东部地区，从根本上说，是缺乏体育文化创新。

• 2

  Thanks to welfare schemes and unemployment benefits, many of which have their origins in those dark days, joblessness no longer plunges people into destitution, at least in the developed world.

  很多福利计划和失业救济金方案都发轫于那些灰暗的失业时期； 受惠于这些计划，至少发达国家的人们不再因为失业而陷入穷困。

同根词

adj.destitute 穷困的；无的；缺乏的

n.destitute 赤贫者

vt.destitute 使穷困；夺去

同近义词

n.穷困；缺乏

shortage / deficiency / need / short of / drought /