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poverty 音标:['pɔvətɪ]

n. 贫穷, 贫困, 缺乏【医】 贫乏, 缺乏
◆记忆方法一:
谐音:怕我提 大家怕我提贫穷二字。
◆记忆方法二:
poverty n. 贫穷,贫困
解析:不要混淆:property n.财富
rich/reach/rice/poor/poverty/poverty-stricken
记忆:
1. rich [ ritF] adj. 富的, 有钱的, 富有的, 富饶的 The Middle East is rich in oil. 中东富产石油。
2. reach [ ri:tF ]  vt. 到达, 达到, 伸出 Don’t reach your head out of the window when the bus is running. 车子开的时候别把头伸出窗外。
3. rice [ rais ] n. 稻, 米 The south is rich in rice. 南方富产水稻。
4. poor [ puE ]  adj. 贫穷的, 可怜的 The poor farmers were so poor that they couldn’t afford to take a bus when they went to the market. 可怜是农民太穷了,他们去市场时也买不起车票。
5. poverty [ 5pCvEti ] n. 贫穷, 贫困, 贫乏 If the people live in poverty, the local government shouldn’t buy cars. 如果人民生活在贫困之中,当地政府就不应该买小车。
6. poverty-stricken adj. 为贫穷所困恼的, 非常贫穷的 There are still some poverty-stricken villages in the mountainous areas. 在山区还有一些非常贫困的山村。
另类阅读:
It’s strange that a village is rich in rice while the villagers should be poor, short of money! When we reached the village last week, we found the village in poverty.

例句: Beware of the poverty gap trap .
小心贫富差距的陷阱。

Extreme poverty had reduced them to a state of apathy.

极端的贫困使他们万念俱灰。

Her poverty had been a venial fault for two gallant gentlemen.

她的贫穷对那两位殷勤的绅士而言,只是一个微不足道的缺点。

Squalors and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade.

表面的繁华掩盖了这座城市的肮脏和贫穷。

Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.

尽管她贫穷,但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。



例句: Beware of the poverty gap trap .
小心贫富差距的陷阱。

※When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window. 贫穷进门来,爱情飞窗外。
※Do no through fear of poverty surrender liberty. 不要因为怕贫苦而放弃自由。

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