poverty

• 名词，指极度贫穷、缺乏足够金钱或物质资料以维持基本生活的状态。

A noun referring to the state of being extremely poor, lacking sufficient money or material possessions to maintain a basic standard of living.

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1. State of being poorB1formal

   The condition of being extremely poor, lacking sufficient money or material possessions.

   贫困

   • Many families live in poverty in rural areas.
   • The government is working to reduce poverty.
   • He grew up in poverty but became successful later.

   同义词destitutionimpoverishmentindigenceinsolvencyneedpenurywant

   反义词abundanceaffluencefortuneopulenceplentyprosperitywealth

2. Scarcity or deficiencyB2formal

   A lack of something, such as quality, resources, or ideas.

   匮乏

   • There is a poverty of imagination in that proposal.
   • The region suffers from a poverty of natural resources.
   • Her writing shows a poverty of original thought.

   同义词dearthdeficiencyinadequacyinsufficiencylackmeagernessneedpaucityscarcityshortagesparsenesswant

   反义词abundanceaffluenceplentyprofusionrichnesswealth