penury

US /ˈpɛnjəri/

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UK /ˈpenjəri/

C2 高級多益

n. (u.)不可數名詞貧窮；缺乏；貧乏；小氣

After Chris filed for bankruptcy, he has been living in penury

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Z世代為何找工作困難重重？| BBC Newscast (Why are Gen Z struggling to get into work? | BBC Newscast)

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Z世代為何找工作困難重重？| BBC Newscast (Why are Gen Z struggling to get into work? | BBC Newscast)

But there are challenges on all side of this, because no politician would want to argue that someone who is genuinely in need should be in penury.
不過，這件事的各方面都有挑戰，因為沒有任何政治人物會想爭辯說，真正有需要的人應該要過著窮困潦倒的生活。

第1部--托馬斯-哈代的《德伯維爾的苔絲》有聲讀物 (第01-07章) (Part 1 - Tess of the d'Urbervilles Audiobook by Thomas Hardy (Chs 01-07))

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第1部--托馬斯-哈代的《德伯維爾的苔絲》有聲讀物 (第01-07章) (Part 1 - Tess of the d'Urbervilles Audiobook by Thomas Hardy (Chs 01-07))

forthwith. Distress, if not penury, loomed in the

羅密歐與朱麗葉》有聲小說，威廉-莎士比亞著。 (Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare)

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羅密歐與朱麗葉》有聲小說，威廉-莎士比亞著。 (Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare)

Noting this penury, to myself I said, An if a man did need a poison now,

莫耶斯--深層國家 (Moyers-The Deep State)

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莫耶斯--深層國家 (Moyers-The Deep State)

THE DEEP STATE AND THE PENURY

金融界有黑暗的一面，但這只是故事的一半。 (The world of finance has a dark side, but that's only half the story)

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金融界有黑暗的一面，但這只是故事的一半。 (The world of finance has a dark side, but that's only half the story)

PAUL SOLMAN: Charlotte Lucas' lot wasn't the happiest, but better than penury, one imagines.

Should I Choose Passion or Duty?

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Should I Choose Passion or Duty?

generating an income from what we deeply love and yet we constantly fear penury and humiliation.