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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

poverty ['pɔvətɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] 贫穷
    to live in poverty
    生活贫困

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

poverty [ˈpɒvətɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 贫穷贫困困窘
  2. 2. n.[u] 贫乏缺乏缺少
  3. 3. n.[u] 贫瘠劣质低劣

Collins English-English Dictionary

poverty ['pɒvətɪ]
  1. 1. n the condition of being without adequate food, money, etc
  2. 2. n scarcity or dearth
    a poverty of wit
  3. 3. n a lack of elements conducive to fertility in land or soil
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C12: from Old French poverté, from Latin paupertas restricted means, from pauper poor

Examples

abject poverty
赤贫
abysmal poverty
极端贫困
the distance between wealth and poverty
贫富之间的差距
to languish in poverty
为贫穷所困
poverty of the soil
土壤贫瘠
to raise oneself from poverty
摆脱贫困

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