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privation [praɪˈveʃən]

n. （生活必需品的）匮乏，贫困;
复数：: privations

例句:

  • Cold is the privation of heat.
    所谓冷就是缺乏热量.
  • It will be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave london.
    对她来说,不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失.
  • They endured five years of privation during the second world war.
    第二次世界大战期间，他们忍受了5年的贫困生活。
  • We foresaw distress...and privation...no holidays, no new clothes, no concerts.
    来自R. West