n.赤贫，缺乏
He was brought up in penury, without education.
他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。
Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受穷受苦使他未老先衰.
A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地.
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