needy

英 [ˈniːdi]

美 [ˈniːdi]

adj.  缺乏生活必需品的; 贫困的; 穷困的人; 缺乏自信的; 需要精神支持的

最高级：neediest　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 缺乏生活必需品的；贫困的
  not having enough money, food, clothes, etc.
• 穷困的人
  people who do not have enough money, food, etc.
• 缺乏自信的；需要精神支持的
  not confident, and needing a lot of love and emotional support from other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 贫苦的;穷困的
  Needypeople do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses.
  1. ...a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy Somalis.
     旨在确保将食物和药品送至贫困的索马里民众手中的多国部队
  2. The needyare people who are needy.
     贫困者;穷人
  3. There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy.
     将努力为贫困者筹措更多的食品。

英英释义

noun

• needy people collectively
  1. they try to help the needy

adj

• demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
• poor enough to need help from others
  Synonym:destituteimpoverishedindigentnecessitouspoverty-stricken

双语例句

• The aged and needy postmaster, who had seen better days;
  有上了年纪的贫苦的邮政局局长，他曾经是过过好日子的；
• Then they said it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, that I was culturally deprived.
  后来他们说认为我自己缺乏生活日用品太自馁了，我是丧失了受教育的机会。
• Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.
  他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• Charity groups and religious organizations will also be busy this Thursday, serving Thanksgiving meals to the needy.
  这个周四也是慈善机构和宗教组织忙碌的日子，他们要为有需要者提供感恩节的食物。
• Do you feel okay that I gave your money to our younger sister and the needy?
  我可不可以把你的钱送给妹妹和穷人呢？
• Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy
  西尔伯说税收的回落可能会大大减少为贫困人口提供的基本服务。
• A trip to a needy country to spread supplies, love, and faith.
  一场爱和信念的邻国的旅行。
• This involved the expectation of his imminent return and fellowship expressed by material support of the needy.
  这包含了对他（耶稣）即将重返的期待和以穷人的物质支持来表达的伙伴关系。
• Government and universities need to improve the subsidy system to ensure needy students get an equal chance at education.
  苏文平说：政府及各高校需要不断改进补贴制度，以确保有需求的学生享有平等的受教育的权利。
• Health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program.
  为贫困者提供的健康保险；联邦和政府支助的项目。