deprivation
noun /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/
/ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the fact of not having something that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this
贫困;丧失;剥夺 - In the inner cities you will find neglected children suffering from social deprivation.
在内城区总能看到遭社会遗弃无人照管的儿童。 - a study of the effects of sleep deprivation
睡眠缺失影响的研究 - the deprivation of war (= the suffering caused by not having enough of some things)
战时的物品匮乏 - the deprivations and hardships resulting from the blockade
封锁造成的贫困和困难
Topics Social issuesc2- Many of the people suffered severe deprivation.
这些人中有许多生活穷困潦倒。 - an area of acute social and economic deprivation
社会福利严重缺失、经济极度贫困的地区 - The latest government initiative aims to reduce rural unemployment and deprivation.
政府的最新举措旨在减少农村的失业和贫困。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- severe
- relative
- …
- experience
- suffer
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘removal from office’): from medieval Latin deprivatio(n-), from the verb deprivare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’. - In the inner cities you will find neglected children suffering from social deprivation.