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poverty-stricken是什么意思

poverty-stricken

英 ['pɔvəti,strikn] 美

adj. 为贫穷所困恼的，为贫穷所困扰的；非常贫穷的

双语例句

1. 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。

2. They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty.: 他们拒绝采取措施解决引发犯罪的真正问题：贫穷。

3. 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。

4. Poverty and illiteracy go together with high birth rates.: 贫困、文盲与高出生率密切相关。

5. The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.: 贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。