poverty
英 ['pɒvətɪ]
美['pɑvɚti]
- n. 贫困;困难;缺少;低劣
英英释意
- 1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
双语例句
- 1. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
- 邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty.
- 他们拒绝采取措施解决引发犯罪的真正问题:贫穷。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Poverty and illiteracy go together with high birth rates.
- 贫困、文盲与高出生率密切相关。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
- 贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。
来自柯林斯例句