Poverty(英語單詞)

Poverty，英語單詞，主要用作名詞。作名詞時譯為“貧窮，貧困；低劣；個人財產權的放棄”等。

基本介紹

• 外文名：poverty
• 詞性：名詞
• 英式音標：'pɒvəti
• 美式音標：'pɑːvərti
• 釋義：貧困；貧乏；劣質

單詞釋義

基本釋義

英 [ˈpɒvəti] 美 [ˈpɑːvərti]

n. 貧窮，貧困；<正式>貧乏，低劣；個人財產權的放棄（作為宗教誓約的一部分）

雙解釋義

n. (名詞)

1. [U]貧窮,貧困 the state of being poor
2. [S]缺少,貧乏 existing in too small amounts ; scarcity or lack
3. [S]貧瘠,劣質 state of being inferior; poor quality

詳盡釋義

n. (名詞)

1. 貧乏；缺少；不足；短缺；缺乏；少量
2. 貧瘠；不毛
3. 貧窮，貧困
4. 虛弱
5. 劣質；低劣

英英釋義

Noun:

1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

poverty /ˈpɒvətɪ/ CET4 TEM4

1.N-UNCOUNT Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. 貧窮

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]

短語搭配

• 用作名詞 (n.)
• 動詞+～
• abolish〔eliminate〕 poverty消滅〔根除〕貧困
• bring about〔lead to〕 poverty帶來〔導致〕貧困
• combat〔fight〕 poverty同貧困作鬥爭
• live in poverty生活在貧困之中,過著貧困的生活
• plead poverty以貧困為藉口,以貧困為理由
• suffer from poverty忍受貧困

形容詞+～

• abject poverty赤貧
• absolute〔severe〕 poverty絕對〔極端〕貧窮
• bitter〔downright〕 poverty十分的貧困
• extreme〔lifelong〕 poverty極度〔終生〕貧困
• financial poverty財政上的貧困
• spiritual poverty精神空虛

雙語例句

用作名詞 (n.)

1. People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.這個地區的人們受著飢餓和貧窮的折磨。
2. The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.這人失業後就生活在貧困之中。
3. Poverty reduced him to begging.貧窮迫使他行乞。
4. They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources.他們因資源短缺處境窘迫。
5. They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress.根據衣著寒酸這一點可以把他們認出來.