poverty
poverty 英 [ˈpɒvəti] 美 [ˈpɑvərti]
n. 贫穷；贫乏，缺少
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. 贫穷；贫乏，缺少
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1. conditions of extreme poverty
极度贫穷的状况
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2. to alleviate poverty
缓解╱解除贫困
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3. Many elderly people live in poverty.
许多老年人生活于贫困之中。
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4. There is a poverty of colour in her work.
她的作品缺乏色彩。
- 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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