poverty

noun

1. 贫穷；贫困
   the state of being poor
   1. conditions of abject/extreme poverty
      极度贫穷的状况
   2. to alleviate/relieve poverty
      缓解 / 解除贫困
   3. Many elderly people live in poverty .
      许多老年人生活于贫困之中。
2. 贫乏；短缺；劣质
   a lack of sth; poor quality
   1. There is a poverty of colour in her work.
      她的作品缺乏色彩。

1. N-UNCOUNT 贫穷；贫困
   Poverty is the state of being extremely poor.
   1. 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。
   2. Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.
      加维在孤独和穷困中死去。
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.
   1. Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.
      英国一直缺乏远大理想。
   2. ...a poverty of ideas.
      思想贫乏

1. Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.
   曼彻斯特仍然受到城区脏乱和严重贫困问题的困扰。
2. Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty, social justice and conservation.
   经济增长仍然与贫困、社会公正和资源保护等问题紧密相连。
3. I broke through the poverty barrier and it was education that did it.
   我摆脱了贫困，这要归功于教育。
4. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty
   那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。
5. Pockets of affluence coexist with poverty
   少数富裕地区与贫困地区并存。
6. They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty
   他们得到指示要特别关注贫困问题。
7. Poverty and bad housing conditions are still very much in evidence.
   贫困和糟糕的住房条件仍很常见。
8. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
   种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。
9. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.
   为了摆脱贫困的煎熬，他们的祖父离开了村子。
10. The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.
    1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。
11. Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters
    贫困和人类的愚昧加剧了自然灾难。
12. He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty.
    他通过偷窃、撒谎、欺诈和拉皮条使自己摆脱了贫困。
13. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
    邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。
14. I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.
    我确信自己已处在贫困的边缘，马上就要进济贫院了。
15. 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。
16. Garvey died in loneliness and poverty.
    加维在孤独和穷困中死去。
17. Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition.
    英国一直缺乏远大理想。
18. Poverty had declined during his presidency.
    在他担任总统期间，贫困人口减少了。
19. The rest of the world struggles on with its perpetual problems, poverty and debt.
    世界上其他国家仍在苦苦同永恒的贫困和债务问题作斗争。
20. She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy, poverty and child care.
    她对扫盲、贫穷和儿童保育等社会问题都有深切的认识。
21. I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty.
    我坦率地问他，人在如此贫穷的环境中如何还能生存。
22. Poverty and illiteracy go together with high birth rates.
    贫困、文盲与高出生率密切相关。
23. The government is not simply relying on trickle-down economics to tackle poverty.
    政府并没有仅仅依赖垂滴经济学来解决贫困。
24. Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce
    很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。
25. He had broken his vow of poverty.
    他违背了他安贫乐道的誓言。
26. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
    这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。
27. Great men have often risen from poverty--Lincoln and Edison, for example.
    大人物常常出身贫寒，例如林肯和爱迪生。
28. Being out of work causes poverty.
    失业导致贫困。
29. Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.
    他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
30. His whole life is a fight against poverty and unemployment.
    他的一生是与贫苦和失业斗争的一生。

noun

1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

   Synonym:    poornessimpoverishment