poverty

poverty读音音标

英 [ˈpɒvəti]

美 [ˈpɑvərti]

poverty意思解释

n.

贫穷；

缺乏，不足；

贫瘠，不毛；

低劣

双语释义

n.(名词)

[U]贫穷,贫困 the state of being poor[S]缺少,贫乏 existing in too small amounts ; scarcity or lack[S]贫瘠,劣质 state of being inferior; poor quality

英英释义

poverty

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n.

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

同义词：poornessimpoverishment

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～abolish〔eliminate〕 poverty消灭〔根除〕贫困bring about〔lead to〕 poverty带来〔导致〕贫困combat〔fight〕 poverty同贫困作斗争live in poverty生活在贫困之中,过着贫困的生活plead poverty以贫困为借口,以贫困为理由suffer from poverty忍受贫困形容词+～abject poverty赤贫absolute〔severe〕 poverty绝对〔极端〕贫穷bitter〔downright〕 poverty十分的贫困extreme〔lifelong〕 poverty极度〔终生〕贫困financial poverty财政上的贫困spiritual poverty精神空虚

词组短语

in poverty

贫困；处于贫困当中

poverty alleviation

扶贫

poverty line

贫困线；贫穷线（指维持一般生活所需收入的*低标准）

extreme poverty

极端贫穷

eliminate poverty

消除贫困

live in poverty

过着贫穷的生活

shake off poverty

摆脱贫困，脱贫

absolute poverty

绝对贫困

abject poverty

赤贫

poverty level

贫困水平

poverty trap

贫困陷阱

poverty gap

贫富差距

双语例句

用作名词(n.)People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.这人失业后就生活在贫困之中。Poverty reduced him to begging.贫穷迫使他行乞。They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources.他们因资源短缺处境窘迫。They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress.根据衣着寒酸这一点可以把他们认出来.