poverty
noun OPAL W
/ˈpɒvəti/
/ˈpɑːvərti/
贫穷;贫困 - conditions of extreme/abject poverty
极端/赤贫的状况 - to alleviate poverty
缩小贫困 - in poverty Many elderly people live in poverty.
许多老年人生活于贫困之中。 - For him music was the way out of poverty.
对他来说,音乐是摆脱贫困的途径。 - He was born into poverty and political chaos.
他生于贫困和政治混乱之中。 - More than 1.5 million Americans fell into poverty last year.
去年超过150万美国人陷入贫困。 - The government is aiming to reduce child poverty (= the number of children living below the poverty line).
政府的目标是减少儿童贫困。 - to tackle/combat/fight poverty
解决╱对抗╱战胜贫困 - to escape/flee poverty
逃离贫困
Wordfinder- beg
- benefit
- charity
- homeless
- hostel
- the poor
- poverty
- shanty town
- sweatshop
- unemployment
Collocations International relationsInternational relationssee also fuel poverty Trade国际关系 贸易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促进/规范(与其他国家的)贸易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立/加入贸易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存于全球/世界经济中;参与全球/世界经济竞争 - support/promote free trade
支持/促进自由贸易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取/呼吁/反对保护主义措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
设置/推行/减少/消除贸易壁垒 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收/取消/提高/废除(某物的)进口关税 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨额/持续增长的贸易顺差/逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受/抵制/推进全球化
政治与法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
执行/掌控/谈论/讨论外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
执行强硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要/使用/实施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立/中断/断绝/恢复外交关系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促进地区间合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促进/实现经济/政治一体化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使/维护/保护/移交/恢复/重获民族/国家/全部/部分主权 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
巩固/扩张/丧失/保持(区域内的)势力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
维持/改变(区域内的)势力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
导致/造成/引发/暴露出/弥合/修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的/不断扩大的/主要的/严重的分歧
会议与协议 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召开/举行/主办/出席国际会议/经济论坛/二十国集团峰会 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
发起新一轮的全球/多边/世界贸易谈判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣/领导/带领/会见高层/官方/贸易代表团 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
开始/继续/重启和平谈判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力于/反对/扰乱/损害/干扰/破坏和平进程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
达成/取得长期的政治协议 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
协商/签署和平协议
冲突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
构成对全球安全的一大威胁 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
损害/危及/保护国家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
证明军事干预合理;支持/反对军事干预 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
扬言采取/授权使用/发起/采取/支持/反对单边的/先发制人的军事行动 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
强制实行/解除经济制裁/武器禁运/海上封锁 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封锁/保卫边境;在边境地区巡逻 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
领导/参与维和行动
援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
达成/宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划/刺激经济的一揽子计划 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣/提供/请求/中断军事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
带来/提供紧急/人道主义救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
资助/管理外国/当地/国际非政府组织 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
减少/根除儿童/全球性/世界性贫困
Topics Moneyb1, Social issuesb1- Most of the population lives in grinding poverty.
大多数的人口生活贫困。 - a plan to eradicate urban poverty
一项消除城市贫困的计划 - Land reform would help to alleviate rural poverty.
土地改革将有助于减轻农村贫困。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- abject
- absolute
- extreme
- …
- alleviate
- combat
- fight
- …
- trap
- rate
- reduction
- …
- in poverty
- poverty among
- poverty of
- …
- above/below/under the poverty level
- above/below/under the poverty line
- at the poverty level
- …
- conditions of extreme/abject poverty
- [uncountable, singular] a lack of something; poor quality
贫乏;短缺;劣质 - There is a poverty of colour in her work.
她的作品缺乏色彩。 - His work displays a poverty of imagination.
他的作品缺乏想象力。
- There is a poverty of colour in her work.
词源Middle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.