单词	penniless
释义	pennilesspen‧ni‧less /ˈpenɪləs/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He had gone from being a penniless student to become a multimillionaire. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A group of deaf people were left penniless after their holiday was cancelled. I don't want to go down in history as a great songwriter because I died penniless. I had reached their house late at night from the train station, absolutely penniless. In the late Fifties and early Sixties these proved irresistible to a group of penniless artists looking for space for free. Ruling over these penniless black workpeople was a society of cultivated, well-mannered whites, a powerful colonial aristocracy. She died penniless, in 1951, of liver and heart failure. Uncle Charlie was also with us now, and Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless. Thesaurus 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 Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► die penniless (=without any money)· Van Gogh died penniless because nobody bought his paintings. someone who is penniless has no money → broke:  Uncle Charlie was jobless and penniless.► see thesaurus at poor
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