deprivation

英 [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  缺乏; 贫困; 丧失; 剥夺

复数：deprivations　

TOEFLGRE医学

BNC.6057 / COCA.9193

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；贫困；丧失；剥夺
  the fact of not having sth that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this
  1. neglected children suffering from social deprivation
     遭社会遗弃无人照管的孩子
  2. sleep deprivation
     睡眠缺乏
  3. the deprivation of war (= the suffering caused by not having enough of some things)
     战时的物品匮乏

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 剥夺;丧失;贫困;匮乏
  If you sufferdeprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
  1. ...long-term patients who face a life of deprivation...
     面临终生贫困的长期病患
  2. Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.
     另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。
  3. ...the effects of social deprivations on families.
     社会权利丧失对家庭的影响

英英释义

noun

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
  1. nutritional privation
  2. deprivation of civil rights
  Synonym:privation
• the disadvantage that results from losing something
  1. his loss of credibility led to his resignation
  2. losing him is no great deprivation
  Synonym:loss
• a state of extreme poverty
  Synonym:privationwantneediness

双语例句

• It has designed mankind to cope with deprivation, not plenty.
  进化已将人类设定好了，它使人类能对付匮乏，却不会应对富足。
• Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.
  另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。
• Sleep deprivation alters levels of the hormones that regulate food intake and body fat and increase hunger and appetite.
  缺乏睡眠会改变体内控制食物摄取和体脂肪的激素水平，增加饥饿感，促进食欲。
• Sleep deprivation can cause problems for people with high blood pressure and heart disease.
  睡眠不足会损害高血压和心脏病患者的健康。
• Many patients had dense deprivation amblyopia or other causes of decreased vision.
  许多患儿发生了严重的形觉剥夺性弱视或其他导致视力下降的并发症。
• If sleep deprivation continues, hallucinations and mood swings may develop.
  如果持续睡眠不足可以出现幻觉和情绪不稳。
• They suffer from deprivation of political and civil rights.
  他们被剥夺了政治权利和公民权利。
• Studies have demonstrated that sleep deprivation impairs some immune function, according to background information in the article.
  根据这篇文章里的一些背景资料显示，研究表明缺乏睡眠会破坏某些免疫系统的功能。
• AbstractObjectiveTo explore the effect of shortterm total sleep deprivation on the temperature regulation and growth of young rats.
  目的通过建立完全性睡眠剥夺的幼鼠模型，探讨短期完全性睡眠剥夺对幼鼠体温调节及生长的影响。
• And the answer I propose is the deprivation account.
  我建议的答案是剥夺解释。