穷困

穷困 [qióng kùn]

1. ■ poverty-stricken; destitute; in straitened circumstances:

过着比原来穷困的生活 live in reduced circumstances;

生活在极度穷困中 live in a state of extreme poverty;

一个被战争弄得穷困的国家 a country impoverished by war;

陷入穷困境地 be reduced to destitution;

穷困不堪 be pinched with poverty