Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
destitution, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, pauperization, penury (en) - impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness (en)[Dériv
缺钱,缺钱,贫穷的，身无分文的,贫穷的，身无分文的,（钱）不多,（钱）不多
The family fell into penury after the breadwinner lost his job.
这个家庭在主要经济支柱失业后陷入贫困。
The charity aims to help those living in penury.
这家慈善机构旨在帮助那些生活在贫困中的人。
She worked hard to lift her family out of penury.
她努力工作，想让家人摆脱贫困。
The penury in the region was exacerbated by the recent economic downturn.
该地区的贫困状况因最近的经济衰退而恶化。
Many elderly people are living in penury due to inadequate retirement funds.
许多老年人由于退休金不足而生活在贫困中。
The novel depicts the protagonist's struggle to overcome penury and achieve success.
这部小说描绘了主人公克服贫困、取得成功的斗争。
The government implemented programs to alleviate penury in the rural areas.
政府实施了减轻农村贫困的计划。
Despite his penury, he remained generous and kind-hearted.
尽管贫困，他仍然慷慨和善良。
The documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by those living in penury.
这部纪录片揭示了生活在贫困中的人面临的挑战。
Education is often seen as a way out of penury for many families.
教育常被许多家庭视为摆脱贫困的出路。
Luxury and penury have always coexisted there in uneasy tension.
奢华和贫困两种现象一直以来都并存于这个城市，其紧张关系也令人不安。
来源: The Economist (Summary)His is a world of violence, random death, corruption, hunger and penury.
他的世界充斥着暴力、随机死亡、腐败、饥饿和贫穷。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Had he stopped there, he would have faced a life on the edge of penury.
如果他就停在那里，他将会面临一生的穷困潦倒。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Ashamed that she was poor and reduced to galling shifts and penury and work that negroes should do.
她因为穷了，沦落到了不择手段，吝啬和干黑人干的活儿，所以觉得耻辱呀！
来源: Gone with the Wind'Everything except this penury, ' replied Louis, unmoved.
“一切，除了这个贫穷， ” 路易斯不为所动地回答。
来源: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)Remembering the bitter hungry days at Tara and her more recent penury, Scarlett felt that she could never eat enough of these rich dishes.
思嘉想到过去在塔拉挨饿的苦日子，又想到不久前拮据的生活，吃起这些丰盛的菜肴来，觉得老也吃不够。
来源: Gone with the WindI should have wrecked and wasted in one way or another, either by penury or by luxury.
我应该以这样或那样的方式破坏和浪费， 无论是因为贫穷还是奢侈。
来源: News from Wuyou Township (Part 2)By supplementing public coverage with private policies, the government hopes that people may just manage to escape penury in their old age.
通过私人保险和公共计划叠加的方法，中国政府希望人们到年老后可以脱贫。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Meanwhile, the former is a high-wire act in which we fantasise generating an income from what we deeply love and yet we constantly fear penury and humiliation.
同时，前者的难度则要大得多，我们渴望能够从我们热爱的事物中获得收入，但我们又不断地害怕贫穷和羞辱。
来源: The school of lifeThe government doesn't want to help all its citizens get out of penury, help them live a dignified life, dignified, because the salaries, salaries must be salaries.
政府并不想帮助所有民众摆脱贫困，或是帮他们过上有尊严的生活，人们的薪资必须是实实在在的薪资。
来源: BBC Listening December 2018 CollectionHardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
destitution, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, pauperization, penury (en) - impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness (en)[Dériv
缺钱,缺钱,贫穷的，身无分文的,贫穷的，身无分文的,（钱）不多,（钱）不多
The family fell into penury after the breadwinner lost his job.
这个家庭在主要经济支柱失业后陷入贫困。
The charity aims to help those living in penury.
这家慈善机构旨在帮助那些生活在贫困中的人。
She worked hard to lift her family out of penury.
她努力工作，想让家人摆脱贫困。
The penury in the region was exacerbated by the recent economic downturn.
该地区的贫困状况因最近的经济衰退而恶化。
Many elderly people are living in penury due to inadequate retirement funds.
许多老年人由于退休金不足而生活在贫困中。
The novel depicts the protagonist's struggle to overcome penury and achieve success.
这部小说描绘了主人公克服贫困、取得成功的斗争。
The government implemented programs to alleviate penury in the rural areas.
政府实施了减轻农村贫困的计划。
Despite his penury, he remained generous and kind-hearted.
尽管贫困，他仍然慷慨和善良。
The documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by those living in penury.
这部纪录片揭示了生活在贫困中的人面临的挑战。
Education is often seen as a way out of penury for many families.
教育常被许多家庭视为摆脱贫困的出路。
Luxury and penury have always coexisted there in uneasy tension.
奢华和贫困两种现象一直以来都并存于这个城市，其紧张关系也令人不安。
来源: The Economist (Summary)His is a world of violence, random death, corruption, hunger and penury.
他的世界充斥着暴力、随机死亡、腐败、饥饿和贫穷。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Had he stopped there, he would have faced a life on the edge of penury.
如果他就停在那里，他将会面临一生的穷困潦倒。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Ashamed that she was poor and reduced to galling shifts and penury and work that negroes should do.
她因为穷了，沦落到了不择手段，吝啬和干黑人干的活儿，所以觉得耻辱呀！
来源: Gone with the Wind'Everything except this penury, ' replied Louis, unmoved.
“一切，除了这个贫穷， ” 路易斯不为所动地回答。
来源: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)Remembering the bitter hungry days at Tara and her more recent penury, Scarlett felt that she could never eat enough of these rich dishes.
思嘉想到过去在塔拉挨饿的苦日子，又想到不久前拮据的生活，吃起这些丰盛的菜肴来，觉得老也吃不够。
来源: Gone with the WindI should have wrecked and wasted in one way or another, either by penury or by luxury.
我应该以这样或那样的方式破坏和浪费， 无论是因为贫穷还是奢侈。
来源: News from Wuyou Township (Part 2)By supplementing public coverage with private policies, the government hopes that people may just manage to escape penury in their old age.
通过私人保险和公共计划叠加的方法，中国政府希望人们到年老后可以脱贫。
来源: The Economist (Summary)Meanwhile, the former is a high-wire act in which we fantasise generating an income from what we deeply love and yet we constantly fear penury and humiliation.
同时，前者的难度则要大得多，我们渴望能够从我们热爱的事物中获得收入，但我们又不断地害怕贫穷和羞辱。
来源: The school of lifeThe government doesn't want to help all its citizens get out of penury, help them live a dignified life, dignified, because the salaries, salaries must be salaries.
政府并不想帮助所有民众摆脱贫困，或是帮他们过上有尊严的生活，人们的薪资必须是实实在在的薪资。
来源: BBC Listening December 2018 Collection探索常用高频词汇