very poor; without money 赤貧的;不名一文的 impoverished peasants 貧困的農民 the impoverished areas of the city 這個城市的貧民區
Synonyms poorpoorTopics Social issuesc2- disadvantaged
- needy
- impoverished
- deprived
- penniless
- hard up
- poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs:
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. 他們窮得沒錢給孩子買鞋穿。
- disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society:
socially disadvantaged sections of the community 該社區社會地位低下的貧困階層
- needy poor:
It’s a charity that provides help for needy children. 這是一個爲貧困孩子提供援助的慈善機構。
- impoverished (journalism
) poor: 指缺乏生活必需品的、貧困的: Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities. 成千上萬赤貧的農民急切盼望搬到城裏去。
- deprived
[usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life 指貧窮的、窮困的、窮苦的
poor, needy, impoverished or deprived? Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.用 poor、needy、impoverished 還是 deprived? - penniless (literary
) having no money; very poor: 指一文不名的、窮困的: He died penniless in Paris. 他死於巴黎,死時身無分文。
- hard up (informal
) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: 尤指暫時拮據、缺錢: I was always hard up as a student. 我當學生時總是很拮據。
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
- poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
- a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background
poor in quality, because something is missing 貧乏的;貧瘠的;枯竭的