| 释义 |
penurious /pi'njuanas US: -'nur-; pa'nunas/ adj (formal) poor; grudging; stingy: (正式用语) 贫穷的; 缺乏的; 吝啬的： a man who is ~ in his habits. 吝啬成性的人。 ~ly adv ~ness n penury /'pen-juan; 'penjsn/ n [U] (formal) poverty: (正式用语) 贫穷： living in penury; 过着贫穷的生活; reduced to penury. 陷于贫困。 |