penniless
英 [ˈpeniləs]
美 [ˈpeniləs]
adj. 一文不名的; 穷困的
Collins.1 / BNC.18686 / COCA.19734
牛津词典
adj.
- 一文不名的;穷困的
having no money; very poor
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 一文不名的;身无分文的
Someone who ispennilesshas hardly any money at all.- They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work.
她要找不到合适的工作,他们很快就会身无分文,无家可归。 - ...a penniless refugee.
一文不名的难民
- They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work.
英英释义
adj
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
双语例句
- Food was provided for penniless but hungry travelers at the two or three daily feed-ins.
每天举行两三次施舍,为身无分文的饥饿行人供应食物。 - She could have begged at the church door or entered a home for the penniless and aged.
她本可以在教堂门口行乞,或是近贫民和老年人收容所。 - Sounds like that's from the "penniless losers" handbook.
听起来像“穷困的失败者”手册。 - Apart from the money in the drawer, I am penniless.
除去抽屉里的钱我是身无分文。 - A girl left penniless by the death of her parent?
会选择父母没有留下任何遗产的女孩吗? - The banks are all shut so I'm penniless till the morning.
银行都关门了,所以天亮之前我身无分文。 - When the vicar's wife went off with a young and penniless man the scandal knew on bounds.
牧师的太太和一个身无分文的小伙子私奔,这件事立即传开了。 - Penniless, he begins to write, which is to earn him a living.
他一文不名,开始以写作为生。 - The legal dispute left them penniless.
这场法律纠纷使他们一贫如洗。 - A well-dressed man, who looked and talked like a millionaire, turned out to penniless.
那个穿着讲究,外表和谈吐都象百万富翁的人却身无分文。