英 [ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌdestɪˈtuːʃ(ə)n]
n. 穷困；缺乏
destitution /ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/
不可数名词 Destitution is the state of having no money or possessions. 穷困
a state without friends or money or prospects
... destitute adj.缺乏(食物)的;贫困的;没有...的 destitution n.穷困 engross vt.使全神贯注(被动用法);独占(市场) ...
... destitute a缺乏的;贫穷的(de没有+stitute→没有建立→缺乏的) destitution n缺乏;穷困 institute n学会;学院v.制定,设立(in进入+stiute→建立进去→设立) ...
... indigence n.贫乏, 穷困 destitution n.赤贫（穷得一无所有） penury n.拮据, 贫穷, 穷困 ...
贫乏的；穷困的 destitution n. 匮乏，穷困 devoid adj. 缺少的，空的 GRE写作部分将重点考察考生有针对性地对具体考题做出反应的能力，而非要求考生堆砌泛泛的文字。
穷困；缺乏
shortage / deficiency / need / short of / drought
This is both their destitution and their wealth.
这既是他们的窘困也是他们的财富所在。
But "poverty" in America, as defined by the Census Bureau, does not mean destitution.
但是，美国人口调查局所定义的“贫困”并非指必需品匮乏。
Some joined to escape the misery of prostitution or destitution-a common problem with so few jobs open to women.
有些人参军，是为了避免沦落风尘或陷入赤贫——女性就业岗位匮乏，这是一个普遍问题。
It says high food prices are causing families to fall deeper into destitution and the hunger-poverty trap.
VOA : standard.2009.10.14
Their report warned that the system was driving children and families into destitution.
Many of the newly poor are living in destitution too ashamed to ask for help.
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Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public.