a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living(生活必需品的)匮乏;贫困
Economic privation is pushing the poor towards crime.生活的贫困逼着穷人去犯罪。
Several villages suffered serious privations during their long isolation during the war.战争时期,几个村庄与外界长期隔绝,生活必需品严重匮乏。