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

• Poverty had declined during his presidency.
  在他担任总统期间，贫困人口减少了。
• I broke through the poverty barrier and it was education that did it.
  我摆脱了贫困，这要归功于教育。
• He had broken his vow of poverty.
  他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。
• The government is not simply relying on trickle-down economics to tackle poverty.
  政府并没有仅仅依赖垂滴经济学来解决贫困。
• 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。
• 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。
• Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
  种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。
• The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.
  1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。
• He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty.
  他通过偷窃、撒谎、欺诈和拉皮条使自己摆脱了贫困。
• 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。