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Abject Poverty 英 ˈæbdʒekt] 美 ˈæbdʒekt Adj 卑鄙的;可怜的;不幸的;(境况)凄惨的,绝望的 Offer

英语单词 abject
英美音标 英 [ˈæbdʒekt] 美 [ˈæbdʒekt]
中文释义 adj. 卑鄙的;可怜的;不幸的;(境况)凄惨的,绝望的
英语例句 (1) Even the offer of US dollars in the midst of abject poverty produced only shrugs, because there was simply no food to buy.
(2) It is a country where poverty is “abject” and parents “compete with their teenagers to work for minimum wages at the local fast-food joint”.
(3) But I have since come to realize that my abject ignorance was really a gift: to be a literarily inclined illiterate at age 26 is one of the most glorious fates that can befall mortal girl.
中文例句 (1) 在赤贫的环境中,就连美元也只能换来束手无策的表情,原因很简单,那里买不到任何食物。
(2) 在这个国家,贫穷是“可怜的”,父母“和他们十几岁的孩子在当地的快餐连锁店为了最低工资而展开竞争”。
(3) 但是现在,我意识到我可怜的无知却是一件礼物:对于一个凡间女子来说,26岁时能在文学上倾向于无知,是最荣耀的事情之一。
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