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poverty n.贫困；贫乏；劣质 (1) 这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。(2) 这人失业后就生活在贫困之中。(3) 他们因资源短缺处境窘迫。(4) 根据衣着寒酸这一点可以把他们认出来. In the US, the government pays careful attention to how many citizens are living above and below the poverty level, which is defined by a certain maximum level of income. Poverty can also mean the lack of an important quality besides having enough money to live comfortably. For the last five years, David's sister has given him a pair of socks for his birthday. David believes this reflects the poverty of her imagination.

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英 ['pɒvəti] 美 ['pɑːvərti] (1) People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.(2) The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.(3) They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources.(4) They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress. 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." 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]贫穷；贫困 Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.加维在孤独和穷困中死去。2[N-SING 单数名词]贫乏；短缺；低劣 You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor.   [also no det]  [FORMAL 正式]Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.英国一直缺乏远大理想。...a poverty of ideas.思想贫乏

英语单词	poverty
英美音标	英 ['pɒvəti] 美 ['pɑːvərti]
中文释义	n.贫困；贫乏；劣质
英语例句	(1) People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty. (2) The man lived in poverty after his unemployment. (3) They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources. (4) They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress.
中文例句	(1) 这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。 (2) 这人失业后就生活在贫困之中。 (3) 他们因资源短缺处境窘迫。 (4) 根据衣着寒酸这一点可以把他们认出来.
vocabulary简明	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."
vocabulary扩展	In the US, the government pays careful attention to how many citizens are living above and below the poverty level, which is defined by a certain maximum level of income. Poverty can also mean the lack of an important quality besides having enough money to live comfortably. For the last five years, David's sister has given him a pair of socks for his birthday. David believes this reflects the poverty of her imagination.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]贫穷；贫困 Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty... 根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。 Garvey died in loneliness and poverty. 加维在孤独和穷困中死去。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]贫乏；短缺；低劣 You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor. [also no det] [FORMAL 正式] Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition. 英国一直缺乏远大理想。 ...a poverty of ideas. 思想贫乏

Poverty Live People Area Quality Poor 英 Pɒvəti] 美