underdeveloped

英 [ˌʌndədɪˈveləpt]

美 [ˌʌndərdɪˈveləpt]

adj. 工业不发达的; 生活水平低的; 低度开发的
v. （使）显影不足的; （使）发展不完全
underdevelop的过去分词和过去式

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.19405 / COCA.16686

牛津词典

adj.

工业不发达的；生活水平低的；低度开发的
having few industries and a low standard of living

柯林斯词典

ADJ （国家或地区）不发达的，欠发达的，经济落后的
Anunderdevelopedcountry or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. Some people dislike this term and prefer to usedeveloping.
1. Underdeveloped countries should be assisted by allowing them access to modern technology.
  应该通过提供现代技术来帮助不发达国家。
2. ...public-health problems in the underdeveloped world.
  不发达国家的公共卫生问题

英英释义

adj

relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
Synonym:developing
not yet fully developed

双语例句

But a lot of other rural areas are still underdeveloped. why's that?
但其他好多农村地区仍不发达。为什么会这样呢？
First, most underdeveloped countries have only inadequate surveys of their natural resources.
第一，大多数不发达国家对其自然资源只作了不充分的勘探。
Buying underdeveloped and foreclosed real estate then developing and selling it is an example of real estate investment.
买不发达和在外房地产，然后开始开发和销售，这是一个例子，房地产开发投资。
In an underdeveloped financial system China has to do this by curbing banks 'ability to lend.
由于金融系统尚不发达，中国必须通过控制银行贷款来达到上述目的。
"developed and underdeveloped,"" First World and Third World" to history, but it is still a "Them and Us" world.
我们可以把“北方和南方”、“发达和不发达”、“第一世界和第三世界”这些标签还给历史了，但这仍然是一个“她们与我们”的世界。
The relatively underdeveloped banking system would only partly mitigate the blow to the weakened economy.
相对不发达的银行体系只会部分减轻对疲软经济的打击。
Main Problems of Social work Development in Western Underdeveloped Region
西部欠发达地区社会工作发展中的主要问题
But the lesson of Asia is that financial markets can remain underdeveloped as well.
而亚洲的教训是金融市场可能仍不发达。
He does not experience a voice change, his sex organs remain underdeveloped, and he remains infertile.
他不会有变声过程，其性器官维持幼稚状态，而且没有生育能力。
But China's insular financial system has also kept it underdeveloped.
但是，中国金融系统的封闭性也导致它不够发达。