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)百萬人由於工作時數(shù)長導致他們嚴重睡眠不足。 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 . 他們把不讓睡覺作爲一種折磨人的手段。 There is awful deprivation in the shanty towns . 貧民窟裡的生活條件十分糟糕。 There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War. 南北戰(zhàn)爭期間食品短缺，物資匱乏。 返回 deprivation