释义
[ uhn -der-priv -uh -lijd, -priv -lijd ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʌn dərˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, -ˈprɪv lɪdʒd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
Origin of underprivileged First recorded in 1920–25; under- + privileged
SYNONYMS FOR underprivileged disadvantaged, deprived.
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Words nearby underprivileged underplot, underpopulated, underpowered, underpraise, underprice, underprivileged , underproduce, underproduction, underproof, underprop, underquote
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Example sentences from the Web for underprivileged Climate justice is a term and a movement that acknowledges the negative social, economic and public health effects of climate change on underprivileged populations.
Environment Report: Gómez and Jacobs on the Green New Deal, Climate Injustice and More | MacKenzie Elmer| October 12, 2020| Voice of San Diego
The agency is doling out $20 billion to Internet service providers who can connect customers in rural and underprivileged areas.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Internet service, Starlink, officially reveals download speeds | Aaron Pressman| September 3, 2020| Fortune
I saw personally, firsthand, what drug use and drug abuse is doing to an underprivileged population.
Can Congress Get Stoned Now That D.C. Has Legalized Marijuana? | Abby Haglage| November 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But the first time I remember was at Sussex Camp for Underprivileged Jewish Children.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth| February 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Collecting donations for the underprivileged chimpanzees of the Congo.
The Absurd Lies of College Admissions | Megan McArdle| April 1, 2013| DAILY BEAST
In 2008 he worked as a camp counselor for underprivileged children during the summer.
James Holmes: 6 Reported Facts About the Alleged Aurora Shooter | Nina Strochlic| July 23, 2012| DAILY BEAST
And he went door-to-door with his mother in underprivileged neighborhoods for his father's election bid this spring.
Thomas Hollande and the Tweet Rocking France | Tracy McNicoll| July 12, 2012| DAILY BEAST
There was the day he went upstate on an outing for underprivileged boys and went fishing for the first time.
Success Story | Robert Turner
It was exactly as you have described it, a group of underprivileged children.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Do you recall that in 1949 you were a leader and counselor to underprivileged children, a children's club group in Columbus, Ohio?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The rude forefathers are not primarily presented as underprivileged .
An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript | Thomas Gray
I never met the Baron, but I want the public to know what great work he did for an underprivileged group.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
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British Dictionary definitions for underprivileged adjective lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society; deprived
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to underprivileged handicapped, needy, deprived, disadvantaged, depressed, impoverished, destitute, indigent, hapless, hard up, ill-fated, unfortunate, unlucky, have-not, badly off, down and out, ill-starred