poverty是什么意思_音标_用法_例句

简单释义：

n. 贫困；贫穷；贫乏；短缺

网络 缺少；缺乏；穷困

完整释义：

n.

1.贫穷
2.缺乏,缺少,贫乏,不足; (土地的)贫瘠,不毛
3.虚弱;低劣

例句：

1. We are called with increasing urgency to eradicate what he identified as the triple evils: poverty, racism, violence, " he said. "
   他说道︰我们日渐紧迫的当务之急便是根除他所认为的三大罪恶：贫穷、族歧视及暴力。

2. Poverty depresses most people; in the case of him it was otherwise.
   贫穷会把大部分人压垮，但对于他来说，情况可就不同了。

3. But their efforts have proved that reform is possible, even in a city that has tended to blame poverty and racism for its appalling schools.
   但他们的付出证明教育改革是有可行性的，即使是在一个往往将教育失败问题归咎于贫困问题和种族歧视的城市里。

4. Let us pray for a compassionate heart and strong Biblical stand in a society that accepts that " prostitution is better than poverty " .
   处在「笑贫不笑娼」社会里，我们求主让信徒心怀怜悯，同时能够坚守圣经的原则和立场。

5. Poverty campaign groups might also be more enthusiastic if the benefits of climate policies were shared out in a more progressive manner.
   如果气候政策能够以更合理的方式惠及大众，扶贫运动团体也会更加积极。

6. As she said, she was 'fond of luxury', and her chief trouble was poverty.
   正如她自己所说，她“向往奢华”，她的主要烦恼便是贫穷。

7. On average, one child out of every eight living in an OECD country in 2005 was living in poverty.
   2005年，生活在OECD成员国的孩子平均八分之一的人生活在贫困之中。

8. That's why we've got so much poverty and other troubles in this country, and if you get another term you've got to do something about it.
   这也是为什么我们这个国家会有这么多贫困问题和其它问题，你要是还能再干一届，可得多想想办法了。