跟我背CET4核心詞匯:poverty
poverty
貧窮,貧困 the state of being poor
缺少,貧乏 existing in too small amounts ; scarcity or lack
貧瘠,劣質 state of being inferior; poor quality
同義詞
n. impoverishment，poorness
反義詞
n. wealth，wealthiness
參考例句
1. Gratitude is riches, Complaint is poverty.
感恩是財富，抱怨是貧窮。
2. Poverty was something that happened to other people.
貧窮 還是發生在其他人身上的事。
3. Poverty compelled him to sell his house, clothes, and all that.
貧困迫使他賣掉了房子，衣服以及其他東西。
雙語釋義
1.N-UNCOUNT Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. 貧窮
例：According to World Bank figures, 41 percent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.
根據世界銀行的統計數字，41%的巴西人生活在極度貧困之中。
2.N-SING You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor. 貧乏
例：...a poverty of ideas.
思想的貧乏。
常見用法
用作名詞
People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.
這個地區的人們受著饑餓和貧窮的折磨。
The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.
這人失業后就生活在貧困之中。
Poverty reduced him to begging.
貧窮迫使他行乞。
They were handicapped by poverty of resources.
他們因資源短缺處境窘迫。
They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress.
根據衣著寒酸這一點可以把他們認出來.
poverty
貧窮,貧困 the state of being poor
缺少,貧乏 existing in too small amounts ; scarcity or lack
貧瘠,劣質 state of being inferior; poor quality
同義詞
n. impoverishment，poorness
反義詞
n. wealth，wealthiness
參考例句
1. Gratitude is riches, Complaint is poverty.
感恩是財富，抱怨是貧窮。
2. Poverty was something that happened to other people.
貧窮 還是發生在其他人身上的事。
3. Poverty compelled him to sell his house, clothes, and all that.
貧困迫使他賣掉了房子，衣服以及其他東西。
雙語釋義
1.N-UNCOUNT Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. 貧窮
例：According to World Bank figures, 41 percent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.
根據世界銀行的統計數字，41%的巴西人生活在極度貧困之中。
2.N-SING You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor. 貧乏
例：...a poverty of ideas.
思想的貧乏。
常見用法
用作名詞
People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.
這個地區的人們受著饑餓和貧窮的折磨。
The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.
這人失業后就生活在貧困之中。
Poverty reduced him to begging.
貧窮迫使他行乞。
They were handicapped by poverty of resources.
他們因資源短缺處境窘迫。
They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress.
根據衣著寒酸這一點可以把他們認出來.
