Poverty
[ 'pɑvɚti ]
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n. 贫穷;缺乏，不足;贫瘠，不毛;低劣;
💡 词根助记
poor(贫穷的)+ty(表示抽象名词的后缀)→贫穷；缺乏
📝 例句
His later stories are not interesting because of their poverty of imagination.
他后来写的故事因为缺乏想像力而枯燥乏味。
His clothes argue poverty.
他的衣服表明他贫穷。
Her clothes argue poverty.
她的服装表明她家境清寒。
Beware of the poverty gap trap.
小心贫富差距的陷阱。
Don't let poverty creep up on you and drag you down.
不能让贫穷把你拖垮。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“怕我提”:大家怕我提贫穷二字
※ p-拼音“婆”,over-结束、越过,ty-拼音“太阳”:婆婆就算越过太阳还是一样贫穷
※ po-拼音“婆”,v-罗马数字“5”,er-拼音“儿”,ty-拼音“讨厌”:婆婆的5个儿子讨厌贫困
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
poverty
n[U]
1 state of being poor 贫穷; 贫困
live in poverty 过著穷困的生活
She had been worn down by poverty and illness. 她贫病交加, 受尽折磨.
2 existing in too small amounts; scarcity or lack 贫乏; 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评.
They were handicapped by
(a) poverty of resources. 他们因资源短缺处境窘迫.
3 state of being inferior; poor quality 低劣; 劣质
the poverty of the soil 土地的贫瘠
They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress. 根据衣著寒酸这一点可以把他们认出来.
4 (idm 习语) grinding poverty => grinding (grind). Cf 参看 poorness.
🎯 考研助记
趴在地上(p-ty谐音)结束(over)了- 贫穷 网友：秦潇 补充：再三（over and over）吃趴蹄(p-ty)当然要贫穷
🔁 扩展释义
*['pɒvәti]n. 贫穷, 贫困, 缺乏【医】 贫乏, 缺乏
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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We are wasting time.
我们是在浪费时间。
Following his discovery many islanders travelled 3,500 kilometers by sea in their narrow boats to this new country between 1100 and 1350.
继其发现之后，许多岛民于1100年至1350年间驾着他们那窄小的帆船航行3500公里来到这一新的国度。
South Africa passed further laws designed to make life difficult for non-whites.
而南非则通过了更多的法令，企图给非白种人的生活造成困难。