On one’s beam-ends(of a person)with very little money left; almost destitute

(指人)经济拮据;几乎一无所有.

“Sire,” said Blacas, who had for a moment the hope of sacrificing Villefort to his own profit, “I am compelled to tell you that these are not mere rumors destitute of foundation which thus disquiet me

“陛下，”勃拉卡斯说，此时他很想把维尔福的功劳占为己有，我不得不告诉你，使我如此担忧不安的并不仅仅是谣言。

Why, when I found myself utterly destitute , I thought my old friends would, perhaps, assist me

“当我发觉自己处境非常悲惨的时候，我想，我的老朋友们或许会帮助我。

cricket players from the destitute areas of Bombay, Islamabad and Colombo

板球选手来自孟买、伊斯兰堡和科伦坡的赤贫地区

Of course, about 10 per cent of the people are still relatively poor, but they are not completely destitute .

当然也还有百分之十左右的人口比较贫困，但不是绝对的贫困。

When Mr Hill died，his wife and children were left destitute .

当希尔先生去世的时候，他的妻子儿女都陷于穷困境地.

Those desiring to go on working after the take-over by the People’s Government will be given employment commensurate with their abilities so that they will not become destitute and homeless

凡愿继续服务者，在人民政府接管后，准予量才录用，不使流离失所。

I had liv’d a dreadful life, perfectly destitute of the knowledge and fear of god.

过去,我过着可怕的生活,对上帝完全缺乏认识和敬畏。

There was also a sprinkling of those unfortunate outcasts of society--tramps and destitute , drunken loafers

还夹杂着一些被社会抛弃的可怜虫:流浪汉和一无所有的醉醺醺的无业游民。

After three years of co-operation, the economic and cultural life of the people, who were poor and destitute for over two thousand years, has begun to change

经过了两千多年仍然是那样贫困的人民，办了三年合作社，经济生活和文化生活都开始改变了面貌。

Hospital for the care of mentally ill or destitute people

精神病院;收容所.

Raskolnikov resented Luzhin because he knew his sister was marrying to provide money for her destitute brother.

拉斯柯尔尼科夫憎恨卢津，因为他心中明白，妹妹要和卢津结婚是为了供给他这个穷哥哥上学。

A shelter or lodging for travelers,pilgrims,foundlings,or the destitute ,especially one maintained by a monastic order.

旅客招待所，收容所提供给旅游者，朝圣者，孤儿或贫困者等的住处，尤指由修道会维持的

The place is destitute of trees.

那地方没有树木。

Lacking funds, resources, or prospects; destitute .

穷困潦倒的缺乏基金、资源或前途渺茫的;缺乏的

A needy or destitute person.

穷人贫困或陷入困境的人

When Mr. Smith died, his wife and children were left destitute .

史密斯先生死时，他的妻子和孩子都陷入贫困。

His mind was destitute of that dread which has been erroneously decried as if it were nothing higher than a man’s animal care for his own skin

他的头脑里不再有那种被错误地贬低为只不过是人们保命心理的那种恐惧感。

His mind was destitute of that dread

他的头脑里不再有那种恐惧感。

He got congress to appropriate $25 million to resettle destitute families on farms

他叫国会拨款二千五百万美元在农村安置贫困的家庭。

They are destitute of common sense.

他们缺乏常识。

When he died,his family was left destitute .

他死后家人衣食无着.

When he died, his family was left destitute

他死後家人衣食无着

Did it resemble the earth when this was destitute of an atmosphere?

它同地球上还没有大气的时候一样吗?

Is our race so destitute of wisdom, so incapable of impartial love, so blind even to the simplest dictates of self-preservation, that the last proof of its silly cleverness is to be the extermination of all life on our planet?

我们人类是否如此缺少智慧，如此不懂得博爱精神，如此盲目，连最简单的自我保存都不能明白，以致最终要以彻底灭绝地球上一切生物的方式，来证明他愚蠢的小聪明?

And I had not been so miserable as to be left entirely destitute of all comfort and company, as I now was

我也不会像现在这样,孤苦伶仃孑然一身了。而现在,我既无乐趣,又无伴侣。

One group is rich, while the other is destitute .

一个群体富裕，而另一群体则十分贫穷

Millions of people were rendered partially or wholly destitute during the war.

战争期间，数以百万计的人民都沦落到啼饥号寒或一贫如洗的地步。

To be sure, the ravages of the war had left many people with wealth and property homeless and destitute , but at the same time it gave an untold number of the destitute an opportunity to hark back to their days as millionaires

这次兵灾当然使许多有钱、有房子的人流落做穷光蛋，同时也让不知多少穷光蛋有机会追溯自己为过去的富翁。

China’s destitute population in rural areas

中国农村的贫困人口

destitute of

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be destitute of

aux.无,缺乏

destitute person

无资力者