贫穷

贫穷 [pín qióng]

1. ■ poor; needy; impoverished; privation:

贫穷落后的面貌 poor and backward state;

以贫穷作为借口 plead poverty as one's excuse;

他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。 Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.

贫穷能使人勤劳。 Poverty is a stimulus to industry.

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常用词组

1. ■ 贫穷循环 cycle of poverty