English translation for "poverty"

[ 'pɔvəti ] 
n.
1.贫穷。
2.缺乏，缺少，贫乏，不足 (of, in); (土地的)贫瘠，不毛。
3. 虚弱；低劣。
短语和例子
come to poverty 变穷。 poverty of blood 【医学】贫血。 poverty in vitamins 维生素不足。 live in genteel poverty 家贫而要面子摆阔。

Related Translations:

poverty level:  【经济学】贫困水平线〔在此水平以下者为贫困〕。

Example Sentences:

	1.	Their only common bond is their poverty . 他们的唯一共同纽带是贫穷。
	2.	Poverty had inured the beggar to hardships . 贫穷已使那乞丐惯于艰难。
	3.	I have borne great poverty myself . 我本人已经为极度的贫困所拖累。
	4.	The old man has been soured by poverty . 那老人因贫困脾气都坏了。
	5.	Large numbers exist in perpetual poverty . 大量的人长期生活在贫困之中。
	6.	Poverty indeed is the strenuous life . 贫穷实在是一种多艰的生活。
	7.	My old clothes are a witness to my poverty . 我的旧衣服就是我贫穷的证据。
	8.	I proved the extreme depths of poverty . 我体验过极贫苦的生活。
	9.	Don't let poverty creep up on you and drag you down . 不能让贫穷把你拖垮。
	10.	The great singer ended his days in poverty . 那位大歌唱家在贫困中度过残生。

Similar Words：

"pover" English translation, "poverenni" English translation, "poverenny" English translation, "poverini" English translation, "poveromo" English translation, "poverty , impoverishment , poorness" English translation, "poverty action fund" English translation, "poverty affidavit" English translation, "poverty alleviation" English translation, "poverty alleviation programme" English translation