deprivation

英 [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  缺乏; 贫困; 丧失; 剥夺

复数：deprivations　

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BNC.6057 / COCA.9193

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；贫困；丧失；剥夺
  the fact of not having sth that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this
  1. neglected children suffering from social deprivation
     遭社会遗弃无人照管的孩子
  2. sleep deprivation
     睡眠缺乏
  3. the deprivation of war (= the suffering caused by not having enough of some things)
     战时的物品匮乏

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 剥夺;丧失;贫困;匮乏
  If you sufferdeprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
  1. ...long-term patients who face a life of deprivation...
     面临终生贫困的长期病患
  2. Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.
     另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。
  3. ...the effects of social deprivations on families.
     社会权利丧失对家庭的影响

英英释义

noun

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
  1. nutritional privation
  2. deprivation of civil rights
  Synonym:privation
• the disadvantage that results from losing something
  1. his loss of credibility led to his resignation
  2. losing him is no great deprivation
  Synonym:loss
• a state of extreme poverty
  Synonym:privationwantneediness

双语例句

• It has designed mankind to cope with deprivation, not plenty.
  进化已将人类设定好了，它使人类能对付匮乏，却不会应对富足。
• "effects of sleep deprivation on health and well-being had been documented by research." Sufficient sleep makes us feel better, happier more vigorous and vital.
  剥夺睡眠对健康和幸福的影响已经被研究证实了。充足的睡眠让我们感觉更好，更快乐，更有精力和活力。
• The higher education cost-sharing policy was criticized because of a feeling of social deprivation.
  当前社会中存在的对高等教育成本分担政策的责难在于一种受剥夺的社会情绪。
• They suffer from deprivation of political and civil rights.
  他们被剥夺了政治权利和公民权利。
• The relationship between androgen deprivation therapy and periodontal disease has not been studied.
  雄激素去除疗法和牙周疾病的关系尚缺乏研究。
• Then both groups were subjected to 22 straight hours of sleep deprivation.
  两组人都被剥夺了整整22小时的睡眠时间。
• Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.
  另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。
• Today, on a Moment of Science, we're conducting an experiment on sleep deprivation.
  在今天的“科学一刻”中，我们来对睡眠剥夺作一个实验。
• The inner-city has guns and crime and drugs and deprivation.
  市中心的贫民区充斥着滥用枪支、犯罪、吸毒和贫困问题。
• Sleep deprivation can cause problems for people with high blood pressure and heart disease.
  睡眠不足会损害高血压和心脏病患者的健康。