poverty

英 [ˈpɒvəti]

美 [ˈpɑːvərti]

n.  贫穷; 贫困; 贫乏; 短缺; 劣质

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牛津词典

noun

• 贫穷；贫困
  the state of being poor
  1. conditions of abject/extreme poverty
     极度贫穷的状况
  2. to alleviate/relieve poverty
     缓解 / 解除贫困
  3. Many elderly people live in poverty .
     许多老年人生活于贫困之中。
• 贫乏；短缺；劣质
  a lack of sth; poor quality
  1. There is a poverty of colour in her work.
     她的作品缺乏色彩。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 贫穷；贫困
  Povertyis the state of being extremely poor.
  1. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...
     根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。
  2. Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.
     加维在孤独和穷困中死去。
• N-SING 贫乏；短缺；低劣
  You can usepovertyto refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor.
  1. Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.
     英国一直缺乏远大理想。
  2. ...a poverty of ideas.
     思想贫乏

英英释义

noun

• the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
  Synonym:poornessimpoverishment

双语例句

• Great men have often risen from poverty--Lincoln and Edison, for example.
  大人物常常出身贫寒，例如林肯和爱迪生。
• They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty
  他们得到指示要特别关注贫困问题。
• Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.
  加维在孤独和穷困中死去。
• The rest of the world struggles on with its perpetual problems, poverty and debt.
  世界上其他国家仍在苦苦同永恒的贫困和债务问题作斗争。
• One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty
  那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。
• This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
  这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。
• I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.
  我确信自己已处在贫困的边缘，马上就要进济贫院了。
• His whole life is a fight against poverty and unemployment.
  他的一生是与贫苦和失业斗争的一生。
• Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.
  他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
• He had broken his vow of poverty.
  他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。