单词 | impoverished |
释义 | im·pov·er·ishedBrE /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/ NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt/ adjective very poor ; without money 赤贫的;不名一文的◆ impoverished peasants 贫困的农民◆ the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区poordisadvantaged ⬥ needy ⬥ impoverished ⬥ deprived ⬥ penniless ⬥ hard upThese words all describe sb who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.以上各词均形容人贫穷、贫寒。poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs指贫穷的、贫寒的、清贫的:◆They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society指生活条件差的、贫困的、社会地位低下的:◆socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层needy poor指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的:◆It's a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。impoverished(journalism新闻) poor指赤贫的、不名一文的:◆Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。deprived[usually before noun ] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?用 poor、needy、impoverished 还是 deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people. * poor 在这组词中最通用,可用以描述自己、另一个人、某个群体、国家或地区。needy 主要用以描述群体,不用以描述自己或个人:◆poor/needy children/families贫困的孩子/家庭◆They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids.Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived. * impoverished 尤用于新闻,指贫穷国家和生活在贫穷国家的人。指富裕国家的贫困地区用 deprived。penniless(literary ) having no money; very poor指一文不名的、穷困的:◆He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎,死时身无分文。hard up(informal ) having very little money, especially for a short period of time尤指暂时拮据、缺钱:◆I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。Patternspoor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/familiespoor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areaspoor/disadvantaged/impoverished countriesa(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived backgroundpoor in quality , because sth is missing 贫乏的;贫瘠的;枯竭的 |
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