beggar
n
1 person who lives by begging; very poor person 乞丐; 很窮的人.
2 (infml 口) person; fellow 人; 家伙
You lucky beggar! 你這幸運的家伙!
The cheeky beggar! 不要臉的家伙!
3 (idm 習語) ,beggars can't be `choosers (infml saying 口, 諺) when you have no choice, you must be satisfied with what is available 叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦(無選擇余地, 只好有什麼算什麼); 饑不擇食
I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can't be choosers so I slept on the sofa. 我本想要張床, 但是叫花子不能挑肥揀瘦, 所以我就睡在沙發上了. beggar, v
1 [Tn] make (sb/sth) poor; impoverish; ruin 使(某人[某事物])窮, 貧困; 毀壞
a nation beggaredby crippling taxes 困於苛捐雜稅的國民.
2 (idm 習語) beggar de`scription be too extraordinary to describeadequately 難以形容
a sunset which beggared description妙不可言的日落景象
His conduct is so bad it beggars (all) description. 他的品行之壞不可名狀.
?? 擴展釋義
*['beg?]n. 乞丐vt. 使貧窮, 使成乞丐【法】 乞丐
?? 同詞根單詞
arrestvt. 逮捕,拘捕;止住,阻止,抑制;吸引(注意);
vi. 心跳停止;
n. 拘留;停止,阻止;制動(裝置);
arrangevt. 把…(系統地)分類;整理;改編(劇本等);達成…的協議;
vi. (就某事與某人)達成協議,(與某人)商定(某事)(with a person about 或 for a thing);[音樂](尤指專業)改編樂曲;