impecunious

美 [ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs]英 [ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs]
  • adj.贫穷的;不名一文的;穷困潦倒的
impecuniousimpecunious

adj.

formal or humorous贫穷的;不名一文的
having little or no money

impecunious

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    ADJ-GRADED 没钱的;一文不名的;一贫如洗的
    Someone who is impecunious has very little money.

adj

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not having enough money to pay for necessities
Synonym: hard up in straitened circumstances(p) penniless penurious pinched

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  1. Cecil Fridjohn , my father , came from an impecunious Irish Jewish family .

    塞西尔·弗雷特,我的父亲,来自贫穷的爱尔兰的犹太家庭。

  2. This will allow the impecunious members to pay off bad cheques and mortgages , in effect borrowing against the resources of the others .

    这让那些不名一文的亲戚们得以偿还逾期支票和抵押贷款,实际上也是利用别人的资源来借款。

  3. They are independent , impecunious and able to tolerate all degrees of discomfort .

    他们独立自主,囊中羞涩,并且能够忍受各种不便。

  4. He is impecunious , does not know anyone who can lend mony .

    他身无分文,也不认识任何可以借钱的人。

  5. I first knew him as an impecunious student living in one small room .

    我初次认识他时,他是个住在一间小房间中的穷学生。

  6. But one thing is sure , he must go to earn some money first for he is impecunious now .

    但是有一事儿却是肯定的。他得先挣点钱,因为他现在可是身无分文呢。

  7. They are invariably independent , impecunious and able to tolerate staggering degrees of discomfort .

    他们无一不是独立自主、囊中羞涩,而且能够忍受种种令人咋舌不已的不便。

  8. An unsuccessful and impecunious mon .

    无所作为、一文不名的儿子。

  9. As it was precisely of that love that poor Winsett was starving to death , Archer looked with a sort of vicarious envy at this eager impecunious young man who had fared so richly in his poverty .

    可怜的温塞特正是为了这种爱好快要饿死了,阿切尔也如临其境地怀着羡慕之心看着这个热情洋溢的穷青年,他在贫困中活得是那样富足。

  10. But as the " grey perspectives " ( pensioners with savings ) and " Twilight subsistence " ( pensioners on small incomes ) groups hit cyberspace in the company of the impecunious young , demands for free content will take on a new urgency .

    但是,随着有积蓄的养老金领取者(greyperspectives)、收入微薄的养老金领取者(twilightsubsistence)与身无分文的年轻人共同出现在网络空间中,免费内容将面临新的紧迫需求。