Poverty
[ 'pɑv?ti ]
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n. 貧窮;缺乏，不足;貧瘠，不毛;低劣;
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poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮；缺乏
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His later stories are not interesting because of their poverty of imagination.
他后來寫的故事因為缺乏想像力而枯燥乏味。
His clothes argue poverty.
他的衣服表明他貧窮。
Her clothes argue poverty.
她的服裝表明她家境清寒。
Beware of the poverty gap trap.
小心貧富差距的陷阱。
Don't let poverty creep up on you and drag you down.
不能讓貧窮把你拖垮。
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【記】※ 諧音“怕我提”:大家怕我提貧窮二字
※ p-拼音“婆”,over-結(jié)束、越過,ty-拼音“太陽”:婆婆就算越過太陽還是一樣貧窮
※ po-拼音“婆”,v-羅馬數(shù)字“5”,er-拼音“兒”,ty-拼音“討厭”:婆婆的5個兒子討厭貧困
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poverty
n[U]
1 state of being poor 貧窮; 貧困
live in poverty 過著窮困的生活
She had been worn down by poverty and illness. 她貧病交加, 受盡折磨.
2 existing in too small amounts; scarcity or lack 貧乏; 缺乏
His work was criticized for its poverty of imagination. 他的作品因缺乏想像力而受到批評.
They were handicapped by
(a) poverty of resources. 他們因資源短缺處境窘迫.
3 state of being inferior; poor quality 低劣; 劣質(zhì)
the poverty of the soil 土地的貧瘠
They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress. 根據(jù)衣著寒酸這一點可以把他們認出來.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) grinding poverty => grinding (grind). Cf 參看 poorness.
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趴在地上(p-ty諧音)結(jié)束(over)了- 貧窮 網(wǎng)友：秦瀟 補充：再三（over and over）吃趴蹄(p-ty)當然要貧窮
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*['p?v?ti]n. 貧窮, 貧困, 缺乏【醫(yī)】 貧乏, 缺乏
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Take my life too! My money and goods are as dear to me as life itself.
把我的命也拿走吧！我的錢財對我就像生命一樣寶貴。
I want to find out more about my 'roots,' he said.
“我想要更多地探尋我的‘根’。”
We talked and wondered about the people who had lived here before.
我們談?wù)摬⑶液芎闷嬉郧白≡谶@里的人們。