poverty意思

1. 贫乏；缺少；不足；短缺；缺乏；少量
2. 贫瘠；不毛
3. 贫穷，贫困
4. 虚弱
5. 劣质；低劣

1. [U]贫穷,贫困 the state of being poor
2. [S]缺少,贫乏 existing in too small amounts ; scarcity or lack
3. [S]贫瘠,劣质 state of being inferior; poor quality

1.贫穷；贫困
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor.

e.g. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolutepoverty...
根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。
e.g. Garvey died in loneliness andpoverty.
加维在孤独和穷困中死去。

2.贫乏；短缺；低劣
You can usepoverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor.

poverty

e.g. Britain has suffered from apoverty of ambition.
英国一直缺乏远大理想。
e.g. ...apoverty of ideas.
思想贫乏

poverty line

贫困线minimum level of income needed to buy the basic necessities of life

• abolish〔eliminate〕 poverty消灭〔根除〕贫困
• bring about〔lead to〕 poverty带来〔导致〕贫困
• combat〔fight〕 poverty同贫困作斗争
• live in poverty生活在贫困之中,过着贫困的生活
• plead poverty以贫困为借口,以贫困为理由
• suffer from poverty忍受贫困

• abject poverty赤贫
• absolute〔severe〕 poverty绝对〔极端〕贫穷
• bitter〔downright〕 poverty十分的贫困
• extreme〔lifelong〕 poverty极度〔终生〕贫困
• financial poverty财政上的贫困
• spiritual poverty精神空虚

• ☆ 1175年进入英语，直接源自古法语的poverte；最初源自古典拉丁语的paupertatem，意为贫穷。