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[英] [praɪˈveɪʃən] [美] [praɪˈveʃən] 生词本

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1. N-UNCOUNT 贫困；贫乏；困苦 If you suffer privation or privations, you have to live without many of the things that are thought to be necessary in life, such as food, clothing, or comfort. 

  • They endured five years of privation during the second world war...

    第二次世界大战期间，他们忍受了5年的贫困生活。

  • The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.

    从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。

Noun

1. a state of extreme poverty

2. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights;

  • "nutritional privation"
  • "deprivation of civil rights"
1. Cold is the privation of heat.
所谓冷就是缺乏热量。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. It will be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave london.
对她来说，不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失。

来自《简明英汉词典》