音标:['penjuri] ;
n. 贫困, 贫穷, 拮据, 馈乏
[法] 赤贫, 缺乏
n a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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  1. Laid-off workers fall into penury.下岗职工陷入贫困。
  2. He was cradled in the lap of penury .他自幼生活在贫困的环境里。
  3. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
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