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penniless

/pen-i-lis/US // ˈpɛn ɪ lɪs //UK // (ˈpɛnɪlɪs) //

一贫如洗,身无分文,不名一文,一文不名

Related Words

bankrupt破产,破产人,破产的,破产者needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困broke破产,打破了,破损,打碎了impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的impecunious穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困潦倒的人,穷困的lacking匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷ruined破败的,破败不堪,破败不堪的,毁掉的strapped捆绑的,捆绑式,捆绑式的,捆绑necessitous必要的,必要性,必要,必需品over a barrel桶上,桶上的,桶内,桶里的东西dirt poor穷人,穷困潦倒,贫民窟,贫民区flat broke破产,断裂,扁平化,扁平化破产in the gutter在阴沟里,在水沟里,在阴沟里的,在水沟中

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.without any money
Synonyms
bankrupt破产,破产人,破产的,破产者broke破产,打破了,破损,打碎了destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的cleaned out清理过的,清理完毕,清理过了,清理了dead broke身无分文,死光了,死光光,破产dirt poor穷人,穷困潦倒,贫民窟,贫民区down to last penny彻头彻尾,穷困潦倒,彻头彻尾的flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的flat broke破产,断裂,扁平化,扁平化破产impecunious穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困潦倒的人,穷困的in the gutter在阴沟里,在水沟里,在阴沟里的,在水沟中lacking匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏moneyless无钱,没钱,没有钱,无钱的necessitous必要的,必要性,必要,必需品on last leg最后一程,在最后的日子里,在最后的阶段,在最后的时间里over a barrel桶上,桶上的,桶内,桶里的东西penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷ruined破败的,破败不堪,破败不堪的,毁掉的strapped捆绑的,捆绑式,捆绑式的,捆绑tapped out击倒了,淘汰了,被淘汰的,被淘汰了without a dime一毛不拔,一文不名,一文不值,一分钱也没有

Examples

  • He was born in a barn to penniless parents who were part of a people under occupation.

  • The rocker posted a rambling video on his Facebook page claiming he's broke and penniless.

  • Lemkin died penniless at a bus stop in 1959, on his way to another day lobbying at the United Nations.

  • The penniless Pieret announced his intentions of stealing more art from the woefully guarded Louvre to make more money.

  • He told stories about his days as a penniless college student trying to make it in Greenwich Village.

  • Pride forbade him to confess himself a homeless, penniless vagabond.

  • Now men laughed at him, pointed to him with their fingers, and made their children mock and hoot the penniless insolvent.

  • Shortly after leaving his Quebrada-honda mountains of gold and silver, he was penniless at Carthagena.

  • Practically penniless and absolutely disillusioned, the amazing man was radiantly happy.

  • It is she whom I followed afoot, penniless and wanting bread, until I fell exhausted on the highway and racked with pain.

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