He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
他因无力还债而被捕入狱，最后于1836年在贫困中死去。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 贫穷;缺乏，不足;贫瘠，不毛;低劣;
💡 poor(贫穷的)+ty(表示抽象名词的后缀)→贫穷；缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年.
近义：impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反义：plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 监狱;牢笼;监禁;入狱;
💡 地痞(p)在 监狱，日(ri)夜想儿子(er) 网友：tom 补充：因为pride（骄傲），进了prison（监狱）。
"a mass breakout from a top security prison"
从防守高度严密的监狱的集体越狱
近义：imprison, incarcerate, jail, commit, confine, gaol
failing
['feiliŋ]
n. （性格中的）弱点，缺陷，短处;
prep. 如果（某事）不发生;如果没有（某事物）;如果（某人不在）;如果没有（某人）;
v. 在…中失败( fail的现在分词);衰退;不及格(fail的ing形式);破产;
adj. 失败的;衰退中的;减弱中的;
"The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations."
工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了.
近义：lapse, shortcoming, vice, deficiency, failure, fault