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  • Derivatives : n  beggardom
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

beggar ['bεgər]
  1. 1. noun [c] 乞丐
  2. 2. vt. (impoverish) 使贫穷

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

beggar [ˈbegər]
  1. 1. n.[c] 乞丐,行乞者
  2. 2. n.[c] [British English] [Spoken] 人,家伙
  3. 3. vt. 难以描述无法形容
    Her dress beggars description.
    她的打扮笔墨所能描述
    This beggars description!
    难以笔墨形容
  4. 4. vt. 使贫穷,使沦为乞丐
    He became beggared after losing his family.
    失去家庭后沦为了乞丐

Collins English-English Dictionary

beggar ['bεgə]
  1. 1. n a person who begs, esp one who lives by begging
  2. 2. n a person who has no money or resources; pauper
  3. 3. n [ironic or jocular] [chiefly Brit] fellow
    lucky beggar!
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to be beyond the resources of (esp in the phrase to beggar description)
  5. 5. vt. to impoverish; reduce to begging

Examples

The beggar wanted nothing but some scraps.
这乞丐只想要些残羹剩饭而已。
He watched the beggar trying to make a touch.
他看着乞丐努力地摸索着。
The beggar was disgustingly filthy.
那个乞丐满身脏兮兮的,看上去令人生厌。
beggar-my-neighbour policies
他爸爸以前讨过饭。
His father used to be a beggar.
要饭的
beggar
不可名状
beggar description; be indescribable; be beyond description

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