needy

Word family

need·y /ˈniːdi/ adjectiveadj

1 POOR

a) having very little food or money 缺食物[钱]的；贫困的

a needy family

贫困家庭

b) the needyPOOR needy people 穷人

money to help the needy

用来帮助穷人的钱

► see thesaurus at poor

2. needing and wanting a lot of love and attention 需要关爱的

Examples from the Corpus

needy• Both sides, the benefactor and beneficiary, were equally needy.• Bush has agreed to serve as co-chairman with Clinton at an April summit in Philadelphia to encourage volunteers to help the needy.• The holiday is also celebrated with small gifts for children and the distribution of meat to the needy.• It is recorded that he spent his income on the needy and for pious endeavors.• The numbers of needy aren't going down.• It all went to needy charities, both at home and in the Third World.• Spreading the benefits too thinly, however, might undermine the viability of the most needy practices.• We are more despondent and needy than ever!

need·y adjectiveadj

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