贫穷线 meaning in English
poverty threshold
Examples
- Large number of children living below the poverty line
大批儿童生活在贫穷线以下的问题 - There are more people now living below the poverty line than before
目前生活在贫穷线下的人口比以前有所增加。 - We do not consider that setting a poverty line would improve the position of the disadvantaged
我们认为制订贫穷线不会有助改善弱势社群的境况。 - While its debts are considerable and growing , up to one quarter of its 210m people live at or below the poverty line
目前，印尼的外债日益增加，其四分之一人口仍然是生活在贫穷线上。 - People struggling to survive below the poverty line are living in conditions reminiscent of the 1960s and 70s , a survey revealed
一项调查发现，在贫穷线下挣扎的人，生活质素已经倒退回六、七十年代。