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deprival

/dih-prahyv/US // dɪˈpraɪv //UK // (dɪˈpraɪv) //

匮乏,剥夺,褫夺,匮乏性

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·prived, de·priv·ing.

    • : to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of: to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
    • : to remove from ecclesiastical office.

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Examples

  • Segregating dispensaries deprives small businesses of a ready income stream from the foot traffic dispensaries already generate.

  • The state and county boards contended that Hutchins had not yet been deprived of the right to vote.

  • We know that if children miss out on their education, particularly those in more deprived areas, that will have a lasting negative impact on their health and their life chances.

  • Responding to my query, he wrote that “facial recognition should not be used to deprive people of liberty.”

  • Here was Genius, which had invested considerable time and money in developing its lyrics database, allegedly being deprived of traffic and revenue — an argument that many aggrieved publishers identify with.

  • “Scorched earth,” historically, means destroying land to deprive the encroaching enemy of its use.

  • It would also deprive a lot of kids like Henry of the opportunity to present their asylum claims.

  • But in reality all diets are basically the same—deprive the body of nutrients and it will begin to consume itself.

  • But in principle you could deprive humans of all kind of things to see what happened.

  • Is the market an inert force to be manipulated and exploited, to deprive it of hard-earned cash?

  • Robert, emperor of Germany, died, just as a powerful combination had been formed to deprive him of the crown.

  • Well, then, by meriting happiness, I will take revenge upon the injustice which would deprive me of it.

  • In this case, the idea of a greater good determines him to deprive himself of one less desirable.

  • He will naturally resent it; it would deprive us of his friendship or regard: nay it would, perhaps, make him hate us.

  • Does not tyranny deprive princes of true power, the love of the people, in which is safety?