sleep deprivation
noun [ C or U ]
UK /ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/
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a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life
缺失,缺乏,匱乏
They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
他們把不讓人睡覺作為一種折磨人的手段。
There is awful deprivation in the shanty towns.
貧民區的生活條件十分糟糕。
There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War.
南北戰事期間,食品短缺,物資匱乏。
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