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；
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• They collected money to help needy children.
  他们集资帮助贫穷的孩子。
• 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？
• Governments at the grassroots levels also operate community services for the poor and needy.
  基层政府通过兴办社区服务业，为贫困对象提供照顾和服务。
• He saw that we were needy.
  他看到了我们生活的艰辛。
• Anything is welcome to the needy.
  贫穷者对任何东西均表欢迎。
• 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。