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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- poverty
['pɔvətɪ]
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noun
[u]
贫穷
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to live in poverty
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生活贫困
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- poverty
[ˈpɒvətɪ]
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1.
n.[c/u]
贫穷,贫困,困窘
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2.
n.[u]
贫乏,缺乏,缺少
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3.
n.[u]
贫瘠,劣质,低劣
Collins English-English Dictionary
- poverty
['pɒvətɪ]
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n
the condition of being without adequate food, money, etc
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2.
n
scarcity or dearth
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a poverty of wit
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3.
n
a lack of elements conducive to fertility in land or soil
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C12: from Old French poverté, from Latin paupertas restricted means, from pauper poor
Examples
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abject poverty
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赤贫
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abysmal poverty
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极端贫困
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the distance between wealth and poverty
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贫富之间的差距
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to languish in poverty
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为贫穷所困
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poverty of the soil
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土壤贫瘠
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to raise oneself from poverty
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摆脱贫困
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