| 单词 | destitution |
| 释义 | destitution (once / 3508 pages) n Destitution is an unfortunate state in which a person lacks something important — like money, food, companionship, or even hope. Everyone is down on their luck sometimes. Most people will get seriously sick at some point, lose a job, or have a marriage fall apart. However, most people won't fall into destitution, which is a truly hopeless state. Homeless people are in a state of destitution. People starving or without medical care are in a state of destitution. If someone is in a state of destitution, he is experiencing utter despair. WORD FAMILYdestitution: destitutions USAGE EXAMPLESThey confronted scarlet fever, “grippe,” deafness, loneliness and destitution. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) The deaths shocked many Russians, evoking grim memories of widespread destitution after the collapse of the Soviet Union. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) What happened between now and her once promising music career — 10 haunting years of destitution and desperation — is difficult to overcome, she said. New York Times(Dec 10, 2016) n a state without friends or money or prospects Hyper impoverishment, poorness, poverty the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |
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