Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
老而貧窮,負(fù)擔(dān)沈重。
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poverty ['pɑv?ti] 詞頻2
n. 貧窮;缺乏,不足;貧瘠,不毛;低劣;
?? poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面對著一個孤獨而貧困的晚年.
近義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism 反義:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
back [b?k] 詞頻1
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背; vt. 使后退;支持;加背書于;下賭注于; vi. 后退;倒退; adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的; adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱時期配給農(nóng)民的水量減少。
近義:second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack 反義:impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew
heavy ['h?vi] 詞頻1 詞根: /hi:/
adj. 重的,沉重的;大量的,濃密的;激烈的;重型的; n. 重物;莊重的角色; adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜鬧市區(qū)交通繁忙。
近義:hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage 反義:ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
burden ['b?dn] 詞頻1 詞根: /b?/
n. 負(fù)擔(dān),包袱;責(zé)任,義務(wù);載貨量;(詩歌,發(fā)言等的)重點; vt. 使煩惱,勞累;向(車,船等)上裝貨;
?? 馬頓(諧音)馬頓是著名將軍肩負(fù)重?fù)?dān)- 負(fù)擔(dān) 不(bu)忍(r)帶(d)恩(en)人,怕 負(fù)擔(dān) 網(wǎng)友:wangqidng 補充:用扁擔(dān)(諧音)的負(fù)擔(dān) 網(wǎng)友:yqy
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投訴的要點是品質(zhì)非常差.
近義:oppress, overburden, overwhelm, trouble, vex, weight 反義:unburden, unload, dump

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