英语词汇“poverty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	poverty
释义	poverty poverty /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ aep /ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/ noun [U] 1 B2 the condition of being extremely poor: » Two million people in the city live in abject (= very great) poverty.» He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace.» Helping to alleviate poverty in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Poverty and poor a poverty of sth _FORMAL 2 F0 a lack of something or when the quality of something is extremely low: » There is a disappointing poverty of creativity in their work.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking things • • • Extra Examples:» The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.» The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town .» When is the government going to tackle the problem of poverty in the inner cities?» I've never witnessed such extremes of wealth and poverty.» The problems of poverty, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected.
随便看	not on your nelly notoriety notorious notoriously not pretend to do sth not pull any/your punches not put a foot wrong not put it past sb not put it past sb (to do sth) not put it past sb to do sth not put sth down not quite no trump no trump(s) no trumps not say boo not scruple to do sth not see beyond sth not see hide nor hair of sb not see sb for dust not see the wood for the trees not set the world on fire not sleep a wink not soil your hands not so much sth as sth

英语词典包含67674条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。