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    penniless

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pen·ni·less /ˈpenɪləs/ adjective  POORsomeone who is penniless has no money 一文不名的，一贫如洗的 → broke Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless. 查理叔叔没有工作，一贫如洗。► see thesaurus at poor
    Examples from the Corpus
    penniless• I don't want to go down in history as a great songwriter because I died penniless.• I had reached their house late at night from the train station, absolutely penniless.• Uncle Charlie was also with us now, and Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless.• A group of deaf people were left penniless after their holiday was cancelled.• In the late Fifties and early Sixties these proved irresistible to a group of penniless artists looking for space for free.• Ruling over these penniless black workpeople was a society of cultivated, well-mannered whites, a powerful colonial aristocracy.• She died penniless, in 1951, of liver and heart failure.• He had gone from being a penniless student to become a multimillionaire.    From Longman Business Dictionarypennilesspen‧ni‧less /ˈpenɪləs/ adjective having no moneyMany of the migrants arrive penniless.
    pen·ni·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
    is someone Business Corpus who has no penniless money


    penniless
    pen‧ni‧less /ˈpenɪləs/ adjective
    someone who is penniless has no money ⇨ broke:
        Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ poor having very little money and not many possessions – used about people or places: Many families were too poor to pay for education. | poor countries
       ▪ hard up/broke (also skint British English) [not before noun] informal having very little money, especially for a short period of time. Skint is more informal than the other words: I’m a bit hard up at the moment | We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema.
       ▪ developing [only before noun] a developing country is poor and has very little industry: The disease is found mainly in developing countries. | the developing world
       ▪ deprived [usually before noun] much poorer than other people in a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life – used about people and areas: The charity works with deprived children in the inner city. | one of the most deprived areas of London
       ▪ disadvantaged especially written used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor: An increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.
       ▪ needy having very little money, and so needing help – used about groups of people: More help should be given to needy families. | We offer scholarships for needy students.
       ▪ destitute especially written having no money or possessions and nowhere to live – used when someone is in a very bad situation: Her family was left destitute after her father died. | destitute refugees
       ▪ impoverished formal impoverished people and places are very poor: out-of-work miners and their impoverished families | The children come from impoverished neighbourhoods. | one of the world’s most impoverished countries
       ▪ poverty-stricken written extremely poor: poverty-stricken areas | They were left poverty-stricken.
       ▪ penniless especially literary having no money: She died penniless. | a penniless student


    pen·ni·lessBrE /ˈpeniləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeniləs/ 🔊 adjectivehaving no money; very poor 一文不名的；穷困的 SYN destitute <titled tranID="8" status="3">poor<chnsep> </chnsep><chn/></titled>disadvantaged ◇ needy ◇ impoverished ◇ deprived ◇ penniless ◇ hard up

    These words all describe sb who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs. 以上各词均形容人贫穷、贫寒。

    • poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs 指贫穷的、贫寒的、清贫的：◆They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. 他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。
    • disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society 指生活条件差的、贫困的、社会地位低下的：◆socially disadvantaged sections of the community 该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
    • needy poor 指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的：◆It's a charity that provides help for needy children. 这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。
    • impoverished (journalism 新闻) poor 指赤贫的、不名一文的：◆Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities. 成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。
    • deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life 指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的

    poor, needy, impoverished or deprived? 用 poor、needy、impoverished 还是 deprived？

    Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people. * poor 在这组词中最通用，可用以描述自己、另一个人、某个群体、国家或地区。needy 主要用以描述群体，不用以描述自己或个人：◆poor/needy children/families 贫困的孩子／家庭◆They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived. * impoverished 尤用于新闻，指贫穷国家和生活在贫穷国家的人。指富裕国家的贫困地区用 deprived。

    • penniless (literary) having no money; very poor 指一文不名的、穷困的：◆He died penniless in Paris. 他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。
    • hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time 尤指暂时拮据、缺钱：◆I was always hard up as a student. 我当学生时总是很拮据。

    Patterns

    • poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
    • poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
    • poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
    • a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background