新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

poverty

英  [ˈpɒvəti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 贫穷

    Poverty is the state of being extremely poor.

    近义词

    deprivation , destitution , penury

    反义词

    affluence

    双语例句

    例:

    According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.

    根据世界银行的统计数字,41%的巴西人生活在极度贫困之中。

    例:

    More than 300 million Indians live below the poverty line.

    超过3亿印度人生活在贫困线下。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 贫乏

    You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor.

    双语例句

    例:

    a poverty of ideas.

    思想的贫乏。

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