| 单词 | poverty |
| 释义 | poverty (once / 186 pages) n 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." 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. WORD FAMILYpoverty: poverties USAGE EXAMPLESMost of the students live in poverty, according to data from the Kansas State Department of Education. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) And while poverty creates burdens for all kinds of schools, when it occurs in densely concentrated neighborhoods, it’s harder to overcome, Funk said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “It’s a clichéd saying, but the cycle of poverty is true. It really is a cycle,” Phifer said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) n the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper impoverishment, poorness wealth, wealthiness the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money deprivation, neediness, privation, want a state of extreme poverty destitutiona state without friends or money or prospects indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization, penurya state of extreme poverty or destitution impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousnessa state of lacking money beggary, mendicancy, mendicitythe state of being a beggar or mendicant financial condition the condition of (corporate or personal) finances |
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