沦为乞丐 meaning in English
come to beggary; become a beggar
Examples
- He had come down to begging .
他已沦为乞丐。 - Many had to sell pencils or apples on streets corners, or even beg .
许多人只好在街角卖铅笔或者卖苹果，甚至沦为乞丐。 - The fate of each family was anticipated; but they who prophesied their expulsion to beggary and ruin, were disappointed by an accidental circumstance .
这两个家庭的前途不难预料。他们将被赶出门外，沦为乞丐。但这时却出现了一个意外情况。 - He was beggared by spending so much on drinking
他没节制地花钱买酒，因而沦为乞丐。 - From this it was but a step to beggary
这只差一步就沦为乞丐了。