poverty
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. 貧窮
According to World Bank figures, 41 percent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty. 根據世界銀行的統計數字，41％的巴西人生活在極度貧睏之中。
2. N-SING You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor. 貧乏[正式] [also no det, N 'of' n]
...a poverty of ideas. …思想的貧乏。
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poverty /ˈpɒvətɪ/
剑桥词典
- the condition of being extremely poor
- The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas .
- The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town .
- When is the government going to tackle the problem of poverty in the inner cities ?
- I've never witnessed such extremes of wealth and poverty.
- The problems of poverty, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected . 返回 poverty
貧睏，貧窮
Two million people in the city live in abject (= very great ) poverty. 這個城市有兩百萬人生活在赤貧中。
He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great ) poverty of his birthplace . 他爲了逃避出生地極爲貧睏的生活移民到了澳大利亞。
Helping to alleviate poverty in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction . 幫助緩解發展中國家的貧睏也有助於減少對環境的破壞。
a poverty of sth formal
a lack of something or when the quality of something is extremely low
…的貧乏，…的缺少；…的劣質
There is a disappointing poverty of creativity in their work . 他們的工作缺乏創造性，令人失望。
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