underprivileged
adjective /ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/
/ˌʌndərˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/
- [usually before noun] having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society
synonym disadvantaged在社会中处于弱势的;贫苦的;机遇少的;底层的 - underprivileged sections of the community
社区的弱势阶层 - educationally/socially underprivileged groups
教育上/社会上处于弱势地位的群体 - No one from these educationally underprivileged groups has a chance of getting to university.
这些教育水平低下的群体中没有人有机会上大学。 - The party aims to represent the interests of the underprivileged sections of society.
该党旨在代表社会贫困阶层的利益。
Collocations DictionaryUnderprivileged is used with these nouns:- child
- underprivileged sections of the community
- the underprivilegednoun [plural] people who are underprivileged
弱势群体;贫困阶层