penniless
[ˈpɛnilɪs,ˈpɛnə-]
adj.
一文不名的;
贫穷的;
不名一文;
莫名一文;
例句:
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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。
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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《权威词典》
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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。
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"He was in Vancouver penniless," a friend remembered.
来自NEWYORKER
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He was a penniless student forced by his stingy brother to seek employment.
来自B. Bainbridge
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The son of a Kenyan goatherd is no longer a penniless civil rights worker.
来自THETIMES