destitution是什么意思？

destitution

英[ˌdestɪ'tju:ʃn] 美[ˌdɛstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-]

• n. 穷困，缺乏，贫穷；

形容词：destitute;

例句

• He reach the excess of destitution from which he never rose again. 他走到了贫困的极端,从此一蹶不振.
• His drinking led him to a life of destitution. 酗酒导致他生活贫穷。
• The people lived in destitution. 民生凋敝.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  赤贫;贫困;一无所有
  Destitution is the state of having no money or possessions.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a state without friends or money or prospects