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poverty是什么意思

2024-02-01 16:03:17
poverty
美[pɑːvərti]  英[pɒvəti]
n.  贫困;贫乏;劣质
  近义词:lack,shortage,comfort,luxury,richness,

详细释义

n.(名词)
  1. 贫乏;缺少;不足;短缺;缺乏;少量
  2. 贫瘠;不毛
  3. 贫穷,贫困
  4. 虚弱
  5. 劣质;低劣

双解释义

n.(名词)
  1. [U]贫穷,贫困 the state of being poor
  2. [S]缺少,贫乏 existing in too small amounts ; scarcity or lack
  3. [S]贫瘠,劣质 state of being inferior; poor quality

英英释义

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

组词搭配

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

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。
  2. The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.这人失业后就生活在贫困之中。
  3. Poverty reduced him to begging.贫穷迫使他行乞。
  4. They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources.他们因资源短缺处境窘迫。
  5. 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.