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

• Studies have demonstrated that sleep deprivation impairs some immune function, according to background information in the article.
  根据这篇文章里的一些背景资料显示，研究表明缺乏睡眠会破坏某些免疫系统的功能。
• Women have historically been subjected to social injustice and educational deprivation.
  长期以来，妇女在社会中一直受到不公正的待遇并被剥夺受教育的权利。
• 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。
• Suicide is often connected with socio-economic deprivation.
  自杀经常与社会经济权利的丧失有关。
• Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Heart and Its Mechanism in Rats
  睡眠剥夺对大鼠心脏的影响及其机制研究
• Deprivation of political rights as a supplementary punishment is a kind of specific punishment of China's criminal law.
  附加剥夺政治权利是我国刑法中一种特定的刑罚处罚方法。
• "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。
• AbstractObjectiveTo explore the effect of shortterm total sleep deprivation on the temperature regulation and growth of young rats.
  目的通过建立完全性睡眠剥夺的幼鼠模型，探讨短期完全性睡眠剥夺对幼鼠体温调节及生长的影响。
• If sleep deprivation continues, hallucinations and mood swings may develop.
  如果持续睡眠不足可以出现幻觉和情绪不稳。
• Psychoanalysts tend to regard both sadism and masochism as arising from childhood deprivation.
  精神分析学家往往认为施虐狂和受虐狂都是由于儿时缺乏关爱造成的。