penniless

a. 身无分文的

Helen's mother disapproved of Tom and said that she had no wish to chuck her daughter away on such a penniless person.

海伦的母亲不赞成汤姆并且说她决不想把女儿嫁给一个像他这样的穷光蛋。

My firm in Hongkong went bankrupt and left me penniless, and I could only get home by working my ticket.

我在香港开设的商行破产了，落得个身无分文，只得靠在船上做工抵偿船费才回到家乡。