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the state of being poor 貧窮；貧困 conditions of extreme/abject poverty 極端/赤貧的狀況 to alleviate poverty 縮小貧困 - in poverty
Many elderly people live in poverty. 許多老年人生活於貧困之中。 For him music was the way out of poverty. 對他來說，音樂是擺脫貧困的途徑。 He was born into poverty and political chaos. 他生於貧困和政治混亂之中。 More than 1.5 million Americans fell into poverty last year. 去年超過150萬美國人陷入貧困。 The government is aiming to reduce child poverty (= the number of children living below the poverty line). 政府的目標是減少兒童貧困。 to tackle/combat/fight poverty 解決╱對抗╱戰勝貧困 to escape/flee poverty 逃離貧困
Collocations International relationssee also fuel povertyInternational relations 國際關系 Trade 貿易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促進／規範（與其他國家的）貿易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入貿易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存於全球／世界經濟中；參與全球／世界經濟競爭 - support/promote free trade
支持／促進自由貿易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼籲／反對保護主義措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
設置／推行／減少／消除貿易壁壘 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／廢除（某物的）進口關稅 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨額／持續增長的貿易順差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推進全球化
Politics and law 政治與法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
執行／掌控／談論／討論外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
執行強硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／實施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中斷／斷絕／恢複外交關系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促進地區間合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促進／實現經濟／政治一體化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／維護／保護／移交／恢複／重獲民族／國家／全部／部分主權 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
鞏固／擴張／喪失／保持（區域内的）勢力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
維持／改變（區域内的）勢力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
導致／造成／引發／暴露出／彌合／修複 X 與 Y 之間深層次的／不斷擴大的／主要的／嚴重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 會議與協議 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召開／舉行／主辦／出席國際會議／經濟論壇／二十國集團峰會 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
發起新一輪的全球／多邊／世界貿易談判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／領導／帶領／會見高層／官方／貿易代表團 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
開始／繼續／重啓和平談判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力於／反對／擾亂／損害／幹擾／破壞和平進程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
達成／取得長期的政治協議 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
協商／簽署和平協議
Conflict 沖突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
構成對全球安全的一大威脅 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
損害／危及／保護國家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
證明軍事幹預合理；支持／反對軍事幹預 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
揚言采取／授權使用／發起／采取／支持／反對單邊的／先發制人的軍事行動 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
強制實行／解除經濟制裁／武器禁運／海上封鎖 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封鎖／保衛邊境；在邊境地區巡邏 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
領導／參與維和行動
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
達成／宣布 150 億美元的一套援助計劃／刺激經濟的一攬子計劃 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／請求／中斷軍事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
帶來／提供緊急／人道主義救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
資助／管理外國／當地／國際非政府組織 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
減少／根除兒童／全球性／世界性貧困
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1, Social issuesb1Most of the population lives in grinding poverty. 大多數的人口生活貧困。 a plan to eradicate urban poverty 一項消除城市貧困的計劃 Land reform would help to alleviate rural poverty. 土地改革將有助於減輕農村貧困。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abject
- absolute
- extreme
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- alleviate
- combat
- fight
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- trap
- rate
- reduction
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- in poverty
- poverty among
- poverty of
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- above/below/under the poverty level
- above/below/under the poverty line
- at the poverty level
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- [uncountable, singular]
a lack of something; poor quality 貧乏；短缺；劣質
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.