poverty-stricken
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpɒv.ə.tiˌstrɪk.ən]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬iˌstrɪk.ən]
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基本解释
- adj.非常贫穷的
英汉例句
- Some beggars are neither poverty-stricken nor homeless. 有些乞丐既不穷也并非无家可归。
- There are few jobs for the peasants who have flooded into the cities from the poverty-stricken countryside in search of work. 几乎没有什么工作可以提供给从贫困的乡下涌入城市谋生的农民。
adjective
英英字典
- A poverty-stricken person or place is suffering from the effects of being extremely poor.