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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2666 COCA: 2333
poverty
pɒvəʳti ˈpɑvərti
1 N-UNCOUNT 贫穷；贫困 Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. 贫穷；贫困

  • According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.

    根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。

  • Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.

    加维在孤独和穷困中死去。

SYN pennilessness, want, need, distress
2 N-SING 贫乏；短缺；低劣 You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor. 贫乏；短缺；低劣 [formal]

  • Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition. [+ of]

    英国一直缺乏远大理想。

  • ...a poverty of ideas.

    思想贫乏

SYN scarcity, lack, absence, want
Quotations
The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty George Bernard Shaw Major Barbara
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor James Baldwin Nobody Knows My Name
Give me not poverty lest I steal Daniel Defoe Review (later incorporated into Moll Flanders)
The want of money is the root of all evil Samuel Butler Erewhon
No man should commend poverty unless he is poor Saint Bernard
People don't resent having nothing nearly as much as too little Ivy Compton-Burnett A Family and a Fortune
Trends of poverty
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2666 COCA: 2333
poverty

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + POVERTY | POVERTY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤abject, absolute, extreme, grinding, severe極其貧窮；赤貧；一貧如洗▸➤widespread普遍的貧窮▸➤global, world全球／世界性貧困▸➤rural, urban鄉村的貧困狀況；城市貧窮問題▸➤child貧困兒童的問題VERB + POVERTY➤alleviate, combat, fight, reduce緩解貧困；與貧困作鬥爭；扶貧▸➤eliminate, end, eradicate消滅貧困◇a plan to eradicate urban poverty一項消除城市貧困的計劃➤escape擺脫貧困◇his struggle to escape the grinding poverty of his childhood他為擺脫童年時期的極度貧困而作的掙扎POVERTY + NOUN➤trap貧困陷阱（指領政府津貼的窮人因工資增加而津貼相應減少，無法改善經濟狀況）◇Caught in the poverty trap, they are unable to save money for business ventures.工資增加，政府津貼就減少，他們身陷貧困陷阱，無法存錢辦公司。➤rate貧困率➤reduction扶貧PREPOSITION➤in poverty處於貧窮之中◇Most of the population lives in grinding poverty.大多數的人口生活貧困。➤poverty among⋯之中的貧窮◇the true extent of poverty among the unemployed失業者實際的貧窮程度➤poverty of缺乏◇His work displays a poverty of imagination.他的作品缺乏想像力。PHRASES➤above/below/under the poverty level, above/below/under the poverty line在貧困線之上／之下◇families living below the poverty line / level生活在貧困線以下的家庭➤at the poverty level, at the poverty line, on the poverty line (BrE) 處於貧困線水平
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2666 COCA: 2333
poverty

noun

poverty ♦︎ need ♦︎ deprivation ♦︎ privation ♦︎ destitutionThese are all words for the state of having very little money, especially when this is not enough for basic needs. 这些词均表示贫困，尤指缺乏生活基本所需。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in poverty / need / destitution◆poverty / need / deprivation among...◆great poverty / need / deprivation / privation◆extreme / real poverty / need / deprivation◆rural / inner-city / urban poverty / deprivation◆economic poverty / need / deprivation / privation◆material poverty / need / deprivation◆to endure / suffer poverty / deprivation / privation■ poverty ˈpɒvəti; NAmE ˈpɑːvərti [uncountable] the state of being poor 贫困；贫穷◆Thousands of families are living in abject / dire poverty in the shanty towns.数以千计的家庭住在贫民区，生活极度贫困。◆There are millions living on incomes below the poverty line (= who are too poor to afford necessary items).数百万人收入很少，生活在贫困线以下。OPP wealth ⇨ money 3   see also poor ⇨ poor 1 , hardship ⇨ trouble 2 ■ need [uncountable] the state of not having enough food, money or support （食物、钱或支持的）短缺，缺乏◆The charity aims to provide assistance to people in need.这家慈善机构的宗旨是向贫困者提供帮助。◆He helped me in my hour of need.在我困难的时候他帮助过我。   see also needy ⇨ poor 1 ■ deprivation ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn [uncountable] (rather formal) a lack of the basic things that people need for living, such as enough money, food, clothes and care （生活必需品如钱、衣食和照顾等的）缺乏；贫困◆In the inner cities you will find neglected children suffering from social deprivation.在内城区总能看到遭社会遗弃无人照管的儿童。  see also deprived ⇨ poor 1 ■ privation praɪˈveɪʃn [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (formal) a lack of the basic things that people need for living, such as enough money, food or clothes （生活必需品如钱、衣食等的）匮乏；贫困◆They suffered all the privations of poverty.他们饱尝了所有的艰难困苦。◆They endured years of suffering and privation.他们饱受多年的煎熬和贫困。■ destitution ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃn; NAmE ˌdestɪˈtuːʃn [uncountable] the state of having no money, food, home, etc. 贫穷；赤贫◆Help from local charities meant that the degree of deprivation stopped short of actual destitution.当地慈善机构给予的帮助使贫困者不至于一贫如洗。  see also destitute ⇨ poor 1 NOTE 辨析 Deprivation, privation or destitution? Privation and deprivation mean the lack of basic things such as proper food, clothes, etc. Deprivation can also mean a lack of care, for example the care that adults should take of children. Destitution is what you experience when you have no job, no money and no home. * privation和deprivation意为基本衣食的匮乏。deprivation还可以指缺乏照顾，如成人对儿童的照顾。destitution指没有工作、没有钱、没有家等一无所有的境地。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2666 COCA: 2333
poverty
The state of being poor: poverty, austerity, want...
Absence and lack: absence, lack, loss...

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