柯林斯詞典deprivation /?d?pr??ve???n/ (deprivations) 1. N-VAR If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need. 剝奪; 匱乏 Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours. 還有數(shù)百萬人由于工作時(shí)數(shù)長(zhǎng)導(dǎo)致他們嚴(yán)重睡眠不足。 返回 deprivation劍橋詞典a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life 缺失，缺乏，匱乏 They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture . 他們把不讓睡覺作為一種折磨人的手段。 There is awful deprivation in the shanty towns . 貧民窟里的生活條件十分糟糕。 There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War. 南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間食品短缺，物資匱乏。 返回 deprivation