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

• This money should be spent more wisely on helping needy people.
  这笔钱应该更明智地花在帮助那些需要帮助的人身上。
• 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；
• My uncle carpenter a table and a few stool for his needy neighbor.
  我叔父给他穷困的邻居做了一张桌子和几只凳子。
• A trip to a needy country to spread supplies, love, and faith.
  一场爱和信念的邻国的旅行。
• 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。
• 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？
• They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.
  因他们为银子卖了义人，为一双鞋卖了穷人。
• Let's form an association to help the needy children.
  我们成立一个协会帮助贫困儿童吧！
• They collected money to help needy children.
  他们集资帮助贫穷的孩子。
• 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。