/ ˈpenjurɪ; ˋpɛnjərɪ/ extreme poverty 贫穷: living in penury 过着贫穷的生活 * reduced to penury 陷於贫困之中.

[U] (formal) the state of being very poor

Synonym: POVERTY

Example sentences:

1. live [die] in penury ; go - ging along in penury; penury of table 食物的缺乏

2. A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.

3. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.

4. Remembering the bitter hungry days at Tara and her more recent penury, Scarlett felt that she could never eat enough of these rich dishes.