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

• Needy families can get national subsidies via food stamps.
  困难家庭可以凭食品券得到国家的补助。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Anything is welcome to the needy.
  贫穷者对任何东西均表欢迎。
• So how to focus limited resources to benefit only needy communities?
  那么，怎样才能集中有限的资源让它只惠及最贫困的社区？
• 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。
• 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。
• Hiring managers want to know why, of all the needy, worthy candidates, they should hire you.
  招聘经理想知道原因，在所有需求的、有价值的候选人中，他们应该雇用你。