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Poverty Poor 英[ˈpɒvəti 美[ˈpɑvərti N.贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣 N Uncount 贫穷;贫困 State

单词 poverty
音标
英[ˈpɒvəti] 美[ˈpɑvərti]
解释
n.贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
贫穷;贫困
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor.
例: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。
例:Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.加维在孤独和穷困中死去。

N-SING
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.
例:Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.英国一直缺乏远大理想。
例:...a poverty of ideas.思想贫乏
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