poverty
poverty 英 [ˈpɒvəti] 美 [ˈpɑvərti]
n. 贫困；困难；缺少；低劣
名词复数:poverties
- 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."
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- n. 贫困；困难；缺少；低劣
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1. He brought himself to poverty.
他陷入贫困之中。
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2. Crime often exists with poverty.
犯罪常与贫困共存。
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3. Being out of work causes poverty.
失业导致贫困。
- poverty (n.) late 12c., from Old French poverte "poverty, misery, wretched condition" (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertatem (nominative paupertas) "poverty," from pauper "poor" (see poor (adj.)).
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