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privation
美国发音:[praɪ'veɪʃ(ə)n]
英国发音:[praɪ'veɪʃ(ə)n] [n]
贫困,患难,煎熬,苦头,忍饥受冻,没吃没喝,艰难困苦
I would not now have
exchanged
Lowood
, with all its
privations
, for
Gateshead
and its daily
luxuries
.
现在,我可不愿意拿劳渥德和它的贫困去换盖兹海德府和它平日的奢华了。
剥夺,褫夺;没收;丧失
缺乏,匮乏;贫乏
I knew that you went out from home in
America
because
of a
privation
of high
conduct
.
我知道你离开在美国的家乡正是有感于你缺乏高尚的品质。
丧失,损失
Privation
of the
company
of all other human
beings
is a
serious
hardship
.
丧失和他人交往的机会是一件很难受的事情。
缺乏;(生活必需品的)匮乏;穷困;困难,艰难