They were destitute of necessaries of life.是什么意思？

They were destitute of necessaries of life.

他们缺少生活必需品.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

destitute

adj. 极度缺乏的，贫乏的，穷困的，无的；n. 赤贫者；vt. 使穷困，使贫穷，夺去，使丧失；

例句
They were destitute of necessaries of life.
他们缺少生活必需品.

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

necessaries

n. 必需品，必需品( necessary的名词复数 )，必要物，必要，必须，[用复数][法律]生活必需品；

例句
...a small parcel of necessaries tied up in a handkerchief and carried on a stick.
用手绢包好挑在棍子上的一小包生活必需品

life

n. 生活，生计，生命，性命，一生，寿命，人生，尘世；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。