destitute

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++des·ti·tute /ˈdestɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/ adjective 1 POORhaving no money, no food, no home etc 一无所有的，贫困的 The floods left many people destitute. 这场洪水使许多人变得一无所有。► see thesaurus at poor2 be destitute of something literaryNOT HAVE to be completely without something 完全没有…，毫无… a man who is destitute of mercy 毫无同情心的人 —destitution /ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃən $ -ˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

destitute• The floods left many people destitute.• The rest of her family all died in a smallpox epidemic, leaving her destitute.• Meanwhile his Society's inefficiency left him destitute.• Everywhere he went, people were destitute, and all of those people offered him something to eat.• Six years before, she had shocked her family and class by marrying a destitute Berkeley law student.• In 1860 Father Murphy set up a home for orphans and destitute children.• But when they first meet, as children, she is a destitute peasant girl called Firecrackers.• The first was from a destitute young woman about to be evicted and threatening to gas her four children, then herself.left ... destitute• He neither knew nor cared who had been evicted from it and left destitute.• Meanwhile his Society's inefficiency left him destitute.• After her own parents died and she was left destitute, Elizabeth had found her wandering the streets.From Longman Business Dictionarydestitutedes‧ti‧tute /ˈdestətjuːt-tuːt/ adjective having no money, no food, and nowhere to liveSan Francisco has targeted the problems of street litter and homelessness by hiring destitute citizens to perform jobs cleaning up the city. —destitution noun [uncountable]Many low-paid workers are living on the brink of destitution.Origin destitute (1300-1400) Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere “to set down, leave”

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destitute
des‧ti‧tute /ˈdestətjuːt, ˈdestɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/

adjective

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: destitutus, past participle of destituere 'to set down, leave'

1. having no money, no food, no home etc:

The floods left many people destitute.
2. be destitute of something literary to be completely without something:

a man who is destitute of mercy
—destitution /ˌdestəˈtjuːʃən, ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃən $ -ˈtuː-/ noun [uncountable]

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

des·ti·tute

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/ˈdestɪtjuːt/

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NAmE

/ˈdestɪtuːt/

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adjective

without money, food and the other things necessary for life 贫困的；贫穷的；赤贫的

◆When he died, his family was left completely destitute. 他死时家里一贫如洗。

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the destitute

noun

[plural]

people who are

destitute

穷人；贫民<titled tranID="25" status="1">luck</titled>chance ◇ coincidence ◇ accident ◇ fate ◇ destiny

These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen. 以上各词均指机遇、命运、运气。

luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people 指机遇、命运、运气：◆This ring has always brought me good luck. 这戒指总是给我带来好运。
chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand 指偶然、碰巧、意外：◆The results could simply be due to chance. 这结果可能纯属意外。
coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way 指出人意料的巧合、巧事：◆They met through a series of strange coincidences. 他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。
accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance 指意外、偶然的事：◆Their early arrival was just an accident. 他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed 指命运、天数、定数、天意：◆Fate decreed that she would never reach America. 命中注定她永远到不了美国。
destiny the power that is believed to control events 指主宰事物的力量、命运之神：◆I believe there's some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate. 我认为有某种力量在指引着我们，称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，或是命运也罢。

fate or destiny? 用 fate 还是 destiny？

Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things. * fate 有时是善意的，但那只是意外的恩赐；fate 也是残酷的，使人感到无能为力；destiny 更可能给人力量的感觉，have a strong sense of destiny 指人具有强烈使命感，通常认为自己必将不同凡响或成就伟业。