poverty 英 [ˈpɒvəti]   美 [ˈpɑvərti]

poverty

poverty  英 [ˈpɒvəti] 美 [ˈpɑvərti]

n. 贫困;困难;缺少;低劣 

名词复数:poverties 

He brought himself to poverty. 他陷入贫困之中。
Crime often exists with poverty. 犯罪常与贫困共存。

  • Families who live in poverty have a hard time getting enough food to eat. "The loss of jobs in the area led to increased poverty." "The poverty rate is the percent of people who live in poverty in a geographic area."
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  • n. 贫困;困难;缺少;低劣
  • 1. He brought himself to poverty.

    他陷入贫困之中。

  • 2. Crime often exists with poverty.

    犯罪常与贫困共存。

  • 3. Being out of work causes poverty.

    失业导致贫困。

  • poverty (n.) late 12c., from Old French poverte "poverty, misery, wretched condition" (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertatem (nominative paupertas) "poverty," from pauper "poor" (see poor (adj.)).
pov·erty / ˈpɒvəti ; NAmE ˈpɑːvərti / noun 1 [uncountable ] the state of being poor 贫穷;贫困 conditions of abject/extreme poverty 极度贫穷的状况 to alleviate/relieve poverty 缓解╱解除贫困 Many elderly people live in poverty. 许多老年人生活于贫困之中。 collocationsat international 2 [uncountable ,  singular ] a lack of sth; poor quality 贫乏;短缺;劣质 There is a poverty of colour in her work. 她的作品缺乏色彩。 pov·erty / ˈpɒvəti ; NAmE ˈpɑːvərti /
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