penniless
英['peniləs]
美['peniləs]
adj. (形容词)
- 身无分文的
- 极度贫穷的
- 一文不名的
- 一贫如洗的
Adjective:
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not having enough money to pay for necessities
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
- 这位一文不名的作家向范妮求爱成功,和她结了婚。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He found himself penniless in a strange city.
- 他发现自己在一个陌生的城市而且身无分文.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He died penniless in Paris.
- 他死在巴黎,一文不名.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The legal dispute left them penniless.
- 这场法律纠纷使他们一贫如洗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
用作形容词 (adj.)
- The penniless man had to bum a ride home.
那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
- He was penniless after his business went bankrupt.
自从他的生意破产后,他就身无分文。
- At the age of thirteen, Tom was left penniless by the death of his father, so he had his own way to make.
在13岁时汤姆的父亲死了,没留分文给他,所以,他得自食其力。