- poverty-stricken
- very poor
- hard-pressed
- in a predicament
- embarrassed
Generated definitions (experimental)
- poverty-stricken
- very poor
- hard-pressed
- in a predicament
- embarrassed
This meaning is used to describe a state of extreme financial hardship or lack of resources.
He lives in a poverty-stricken environment.
This family became poverty-stricken due to unemployment.
Similar to the first meaning, this describes a severe lack of money or basic necessities.
Her family is very poor and often has no food.
He has lived in very poor conditions since childhood.
This conveys a sense of being under pressure, often financially or situationally, where options are limited.
He feels hard-pressed at work, always missing deadlines.
In this situation, she feels very hard-pressed and doesn't know how to choose.
This is used to indicate being in a difficult or challenging situation with no easy way out.
He found himself in a predicament and didn't know what to do.
I don't know how to respond in such a predicament.
This meaning refers to feeling self-conscious or ashamed, often due to a situation that is awkward.
She felt very embarrassed when he said the wrong thing.
He felt very embarrassed when he fell in front of everyone.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiǒng窘pò迫jìng境de地a predicamentxiàn rù陷入jiǒng pò窘迫to fall into a difficult situationjiǒng pò窘迫de的jīng jì经济a poverty-stricken economygǎn dào感到jiǒng pò窘迫to feel embarrassedjiǒng pò窘迫jú miàn局面an embarrassing situationshēng huó生活jiǒng pò窘迫living in povertyjīng jì经济jiǒng pò窘迫financially hard-pressedjiǒng pò窘迫de的chǔ jìng处境an uncomfortable predicamentgǎn dào感到jiǒng pò窘迫de的shí kè时刻an embarrassing momentjiǒng pò窘迫de的xíng xiàng形象an image of being hard-pressed