| 单词 | rough sleeping |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrough sleeping rough sleeping n. [after to sleep rough at rough adv. Phrases 1] British the action or practice of sleeping rough; (now) spec. (British) the action or condition of sleeping on the streets without adequate shelter; homelessness.In quot. 1827 not a fixed collocation. ΚΠ 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey V. viii. v. 305 I..am now as little fit for rough riding, and rough eating, and rough sleeping, as a pet monkey with a scalded tail! 1966 Times 25 Nov. 11/5 The figures are the result of the first full-scale national survey of the roofless and rootless... They were reached after a co-ordinated count at..hostels, shelters,..and the 2,800 rough-sleeping sites. 2002 Church Times 18 Oct. 7/2 The main aim of the Rough Sleepers Strategy is to reduce and sustain the level of rough sleeping in Reading to no more than four, or as near to zero as possible. < as lemmas |
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