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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty, social justice and conservation.
  经济增长仍然与贫困、社会公正和资源保护等问题紧密相连。
• Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
  种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。
• 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。
• Poverty and bad housing conditions are still very much in evidence.
  贫困和糟糕的住房条件仍很常见。
• Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.
  曼彻斯特仍然受到城区脏乱和严重贫困问题的困扰。
• I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty.
  我坦率地问他，人在如此贫穷的环境中如何还能生存。