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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Sounds like that's from the "penniless losers" handbook.
听起来像“穷困的失败者”手册。 - His lovable bad-tempered little brother, penniless somewhere in the west.
他那可爱的脾气暴躁的小兄弟,身无分文,跑到西部去了。 - In1911 a penniless young man left England for America.
一九一一年,一个身无分文的青年离开了英国前往美国。 - 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。 - If Miss drew gave me notice I'd be penniless.
如果德鲁小姐通知我离职,我就要身无分文了。 - This ruined him and he became penniless.
这件事彻底毁了他,他已身无分文。 - She fell in love with a penniless artist.
她爱上了一个身无分文的画家。