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beggar n.乞丐；穷人；【英】家伙vt.使贫穷；使不足；使不能 (1) 乞丐穿着单薄，冻得发抖。(2) 那个乞丐编造了一大篇自己如何遭遇不幸的故事。(3) 这个穷人衣衫褴褛。(4) 那个穷人饿得晕倒了。(5) 你的儿子可是个活泼愉快的小家伙！(6) 为付儿子的教育费用，他们变穷了。(7) 峡谷美丽无比，非言语所能形容。(8) 她的美貌难以形容。 Many people who are beggars are also homeless and haven't been able to find jobs. Sometimes people use the word in an informal, pitying way: "Poor little beggar, he works so hard!" Another informal term is "to beggar belief," as when something is so incredible that you find it hard to believe. Another expression is “beggars can’t be choosers” which means you get what you get and you don’t get upset.

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英 ['beɡə(r)] 美 ['beɡər] (1) The beggar shivered in his scanty clothes.(2) The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes.(3) The beggar dressed in rags.(4) The beggar fell down in a swoon from sheer hunger.(5) He's a cheerful little beggar, your son!(6) They were beggared by trying to pay for their son's education.(7) The canyon was so beautiful as to beggar description.(8) Her beauty beggars description. A beggar is a poor person who asks others, or begs, for money or food. Another word for a beggar is a "panhandler," although both terms are vaguely offensive. No one wants to be a beggar. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]乞丐；叫花子 A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. 2[VERB 动词]使极度贫穷；使一贫如洗 If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor.   [V n]He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry.他警告说解除版权限制会使这个行业一贫如洗。3[PHRASE 短语]无法，难以（相信、描述、形容等） If something beggars belief, it is impossible to believe it. If something beggars description, it is impossible to describe it.   [V inflects]The statistics beggar belief...统计数据让人难以置信。His courage beggars description.他的胆量无法用语言来形容。

英语单词	beggar
英美音标	英 ['beɡə(r)] 美 ['beɡər]
中文释义	n.乞丐；穷人；【英】家伙 vt.使贫穷；使不足；使不能
英语例句	(1) The beggar shivered in his scanty clothes. (2) The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes. (3) The beggar dressed in rags. (4) The beggar fell down in a swoon from sheer hunger. (5) He's a cheerful little beggar, your son! (6) They were beggared by trying to pay for their son's education. (7) The canyon was so beautiful as to beggar description. (8) Her beauty beggars description.
中文例句	(1) 乞丐穿着单薄，冻得发抖。 (2) 那个乞丐编造了一大篇自己如何遭遇不幸的故事。 (3) 这个穷人衣衫褴褛。 (4) 那个穷人饿得晕倒了。 (5) 你的儿子可是个活泼愉快的小家伙！ (6) 为付儿子的教育费用，他们变穷了。 (7) 峡谷美丽无比，非言语所能形容。 (8) 她的美貌难以形容。
vocabulary简明	A beggar is a poor person who asks others, or begs, for money or food. Another word for a beggar is a "panhandler," although both terms are vaguely offensive. No one wants to be a beggar.
vocabulary扩展	Many people who are beggars are also homeless and haven't been able to find jobs. Sometimes people use the word in an informal, pitying way: "Poor little beggar, he works so hard!" Another informal term is "to beggar belief," as when something is so incredible that you find it hard to believe. Another expression is “beggars can’t be choosers” which means you get what you get and you don’t get upset.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]乞丐；叫花子 A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. 2 [VERB 动词]使极度贫穷；使一贫如洗 If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor. [V n] He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry. 他警告说解除版权限制会使这个行业一贫如洗。 3 [PHRASE 短语]无法，难以（相信、描述、形容等） If something beggars belief, it is impossible to believe it. If something beggars description, it is impossible to describe it. [V inflects] The statistics beggar belief... 统计数据让人难以置信。 His courage beggars description. 他的胆量无法用语言来形容。

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