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

• 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。
• No soldiers, no government NGO members on the street to help needy people.
  没有士兵，没有政府，也没有非政府组织在大街上帮助需要的人。
• Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.
  穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。
• A trip to a needy country to spread supplies, love, and faith.
  一场爱和信念的邻国的旅行。
• 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。
• The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
  因为耶和华听了穷乏人，不藐视被囚的人。
• 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。
• The prize committee also credited his efforts with helping to increase aid to needy families in the United States.
  奖项委员会也认可了他在帮助增加美国贫困家庭援助方面所做的努力。
• Fundraisers play a very important role for the society because they can get money to help needy people.
  筹款活动为社会扮演了很重要的角色，因为它们能获得金钱去协助需要的人。
• He saw that we were needy.
  他看到了我们生活的艰辛。