deprived

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·prived /dɪˈpraɪvd/ adjective NOT HAVEPOORnot having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life 贫困的，穷苦的 Deprived children tend to do less well at school. 贫困的孩子往往学习成绩较差。deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc (=where a lot of deprived people live) 贫民区 our deprived inner cities 我们贫困的老城区► see thesaurus at poor

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deprived• Most mass demonstrations of this type happen in places where people are enormously deprived.• For this reason the centre was placed in a deprived area of East London.• Children growing up in deprived areas are far more likely to turn to crime and drug abuse.• Finally, certain vulnerable groups were most affected by these changes, notably black families living in inner city deprived areas.• He said the closures would be a blow to youngsters in deprived areas.• Girls from deprived backgrounds often become pregnant at an early age.• A deprived childhood can lead to emotional problems later.• Desperately deprived groups do not organize to bring about the downfall of a political system.• I asked her if she did not feel deprived, having never experienced school life.• Customers come mainly from the more socially deprived homes within the area.• I feel deprived if I can't have the same as everyone else.• Then there was the resentment over the fur coat she was deprived of because I was sent to a fee-paying school.deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc• Finally, certain vulnerable groups were most affected by these changes, notably black families living in inner city deprived areas.• He said the closures would be a blow to youngsters in deprived areas.• In 1967-8 Education Priority Areas programmes were specifically area-based and targeted on the inner city and other deprived areas.• The two policy approaches - attracting staff to deprived areas and improving the standard of deprived areas - are not mutually exclusive.• Marked also was the apparent increase in the discrepancy between revitalising and deprived areas both between and within North Side neighbourhoods.• A survey examined experiences and attitudes in the more socially deprived areas of the city.• A local study exposure programme arranges visits to deprived areas that so far do not have organised activities.

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deprived
de‧prived /dɪˈpraɪvd/

adjective
not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life:

Deprived children tend to do less well at school.
deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc (=where a lot of deprived people live)

our deprived inner cities

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

de·prived

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NAmE

/dɪˈpraɪvd/

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adjective

without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life 贫穷的；贫困的；穷苦的

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deprived childhood/background/area

贫穷的童年／出身／地区

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economically/emotionally/socially deprived

经济困难的；感情失落的；社会遗弃的

<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