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

• Suicide is often connected with socio-economic deprivation.
  自杀经常与社会经济权利的丧失有关。
• The report, called 'Child Poverty and Deprivation in the UK', makes for depressing reading.
  题为“英国儿童的贫困状况”的报告让人读起来心情沉重。
• More recent studies have tied chronic partial sleep deprivation to medical problems, including obesity, diabetes and hypertension.
  更多的近来的研究把慢性部分睡眠剥夺和医学疾病联系到了一起，包括肥胖，糖尿病和高血压。
• Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
  特指受到了丧失生活必需品和健康的环境的影响。
• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.
  多实验都证实了睡眠剥夺的危险。
• They suffer from deprivation of political and civil rights.
  他们被剥夺了政治权利和公民权利。
• Form deprivation can induce high myopia.
  结论：形觉剥夺可导致高度近视眼；
• 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。
• Sleep allows our brain to rest* Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
  睡眠可以让我们的大脑休息，长期的睡眠不足，会加速脑细胞的死亡。
• And the answer I propose is the deprivation account.
  我建议的答案是剥夺解释。