Third World

英 [θɜːd wɜːld]

美 [θɜːrd wɜːrld]

n.  第三世界

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牛津词典

noun

• 第三世界
  a way of referring to the poor or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, which is sometimes considered offensive
  1. the causes of poverty and injustice in the Third World
     第三世界贫穷和不公正的原因
  2. Third-World debt
     第三世界债务

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 第三世界;第三世界国家
  The countries of Africa, Asia, and South America are sometimes referred to all together asthe Third World, especially those parts that are poor, do not have much power, and are not considered to be highly developed.
  1. ...development in the Third World.
     第三世界的发展
  2. ...Third World debt.
     第三世界国家的债务

双语例句

• At the same time, the so-called Third World of developing nations tested our intellectual and political understanding.
  与此同时，由发展中国家组成的所谓第三世界也在考验我们理智上和政治上的领悟力。
• China belongs to the third world.
  中国属于第三世界。
• We are very pleased that third world countries have put forward the question of South-South cooperation.
  我们很高兴第三世界的国家提出南南合作问题。
• Pollution, violence, and poverty characterize many Third World cities.
  污染、暴力和贫穷成了许多第三世界城市的特征。
• Both our countries belong to the Third World.
  我们两国同属第三世界。
• A new third world, in which to redeem the sins of the west.
  一个第三世界国家，西方想赎回他们的罪。
• The Third World member countries in the United Nations have increased.
  在联合国中，第三世界的成员增加了。
• 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand
  “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
• The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt
  坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
• China is a country belonging to the third world.
  中国是属于第三世界的一个国家。