poverty

Word family adjectivepoverty-strickennounpoverty

pov·er·ty /ˈpɒvəti $ ˈpɑːvərti/ W3 noun

1 [uncountableU]POOR the situation or experience of being poor 贫穷，贫困 → poor, impoverished

Millions of elderly people live in poverty.

数百万老年人生活在贫困之中。

We need an effective strategy to fight poverty.

我们需要制定一个有效的对策来与贫困作斗争。

continued efforts to alleviate poverty and raise living standards

缓解贫困和提高生活水平的不懈努力

scenes of abject poverty

极度贫困的情景

the causes of urban poverty

造成城市贫困的原因

2 the poverty line (also the poverty level American English)PEW the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help 贫困线，贫穷线

20% of the population now live below the poverty line.

现在有20%的人口生活在贫困线以下。

Examples from the Corpus

below the poverty line• Half the heads of households classified below the poverty line by federal standards can not read an eighth grade book.• Ten percent of the population of York lived in families with earnings below the poverty line.• New statistics hurled at us: 70 percent of our fellow citizens live below the poverty line.• Adult unemployment is estimated at 60 %, and 90 % of Gazans are said to live below the poverty line.• The villagers here are no exception to 70 per cent of the country's population who live below the poverty line.• When millions around the world are being killed in war, dying from starvation or living below the poverty line?• All three groups at that level earned incomes that were just at or below the poverty line for a family of four.• On the other hand, a third of the retired today live at or below the poverty line.

3. the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low-paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government 贫困陷阱〔指贫困者干低收入工作会得不偿失，因为会失去政府补贴〕

Examples from the Corpus

the poverty trap• This is the phenomenon generally known as the poverty trap.• This is likely to be particularly serious if either the poverty trap or the unemployment trap is encountered.• But they are caught in the poverty trap: they can not afford dams and irrigation systems.• It claimed 1.25 million people could be caught in the poverty trap.• Caught in the poverty trap, they are unable to make the savings necessary for business ventures.• There is no single point in the income scale where the poverty trap begins to operate.• Before 1988 the implicit tax rates associated with the poverty trap were also, in some cases, greater than 100%.

4 [singular, uncountableU] formalNOT HAVE a lack of a particular quality 缺少，贫乏

poverty of

The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination.

这部小说惊人地缺乏想象力。

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

live in poverty

Half the world is living in poverty.

grow up in poverty

No child should grow up in poverty in America in the 21st century.

die in poverty

His art was not appreciated and he died in poverty.

be reduced to poverty (=become very poor)

By the end of the war, millions of people had been reduced to poverty.

fight/combat poverty (=take action to get rid of poverty)

The money should be spent on fighting poverty.

tackle poverty (=take action to reduce the amount of poverty)

Our priority is to tackle poverty and global inequality.

reduce poverty (=reduce the amount of poverty)

More must be done to reduce child poverty.

alleviate/relieve poverty formal (=make it less severe)

What has the West done to alleviate poverty in the world?

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + poverty

extreme/severe poverty

They live in conditions of extreme poverty.

abject/grinding/dire poverty (=extremely severe)

He was shocked by the abject poverty that he saw.

relative poverty (=when someone is poor compared with someone else)

the relative poverty of the southern states

world poverty

They campaigned for an end to world poverty.

urban/rural poverty

People come to the capital seeking to escape rural poverty.

child poverty

There is increasing child poverty in our country.

Examples from the Corpus

poverty• Poverty and unemployment are two of the biggest causes of crime• Seven out of every 10 Guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write.• Theoretically, eliminating poverty and underdevelopment in the region should pose no problem.• Chancey, who had never known his parents, was being raised by an old aunt in extreme poverty.• Old people should not have to live in poverty.• They are not in transition, they are developing countries and are sinking into poverty.• Desirelessness, or Hindu renunciation, it has been argued, leads to personal indifference and passivity and national poverty and stagnation.• But merely examining national poverty statistics is not sufficient to understand the depth of poverty in the United States.• They are made by all Ministers who are confronted with allegations of student poverty and hardship.• Rowntree emphasized that such poverty was not due to idleness.• In Louisiana, one person in four lives below the poverty level.• Charles was shocked by the poverty he saw in India.

urban poverty• These policies were inpart based on assumptions about the causes of rural and urban poverty and low growth.• Can the problems of urban poverty be blamed on individual pathology?• The core issue is that of urban poverty.• It may be that urban poverty then was no worse than poverty in the country.

poverty of• The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination.

From Longman Business Dictionary

povertypov·er·ty /ˈpɒvətiˈpɑːvərti/ noun [uncountableU]

1the situation or experience of being poor

86% of the population lives in poverty.

a major anti-poverty initiative

2the poverty line the income below which people are officially considered to be very poor and needing help

families living above the poverty line

The number of Americans below the poverty line has increased by two million.

3the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government

Origin poverty

(1100-1200) Old French poverté, from Latin paupertas, from pauper; → POOR

单词	poverty
释义	poverty Word family adjectivepoverty-strickennounpoverty pov·er·ty /ˈpɒvəti $ ˈpɑːvərti/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [uncountableU]POOR the situation or experience of being poor 贫穷，贫困 → poor, impoverished Millions of elderly people live in poverty. 数百万老年人生活在贫困之中。 We need an effective strategy to fight poverty. 我们需要制定一个有效的对策来与贫困作斗争。 continued efforts to alleviate poverty and raise living standards 缓解贫困和提高生活水平的不懈努力 scenes of abject poverty 极度贫困的情景 the causes of urban poverty 造成城市贫困的原因 2 the poverty line (also the poverty level American English)PEW the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help 贫困线，贫穷线 20% of the population now live below the poverty line. 现在有20%的人口生活在贫困线以下。 Examples from the Corpus below the poverty line• Half the heads of households classified below the poverty line by federal standards can not read an eighth grade book.• Ten percent of the population of York lived in families with earnings below the poverty line.• New statistics hurled at us: 70 percent of our fellow citizens live below the poverty line.• Adult unemployment is estimated at 60 %, and 90 % of Gazans are said to live below the poverty line.• The villagers here are no exception to 70 per cent of the country's population who live below the poverty line.• When millions around the world are being killed in war, dying from starvation or living below the poverty line?• All three groups at that level earned incomes that were just at or below the poverty line for a family of four.• On the other hand, a third of the retired today live at or below the poverty line. 3. the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low-paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government 贫困陷阱〔指贫困者干低收入工作会得不偿失，因为会失去政府补贴〕 Examples from the Corpus the poverty trap• This is the phenomenon generally known as the poverty trap.• This is likely to be particularly serious if either the poverty trap or the unemployment trap is encountered.• But they are caught in the poverty trap: they can not afford dams and irrigation systems.• It claimed 1.25 million people could be caught in the poverty trap.• Caught in the poverty trap, they are unable to make the savings necessary for business ventures.• There is no single point in the income scale where the poverty trap begins to operate.• Before 1988 the implicit tax rates associated with the poverty trap were also, in some cases, greater than 100%. 4 [singular, uncountableU] formalNOT HAVE a lack of a particular quality 缺少，贫乏 poverty of The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination. 这部小说惊人地缺乏想象力。 n COLLOCATIONS verbs live in poverty Half the world is living in poverty. grow up in poverty No child should grow up in poverty in America in the 21st century. die in poverty His art was not appreciated and he died in poverty. be reduced to poverty (=become very poor) By the end of the war, millions of people had been reduced to poverty. fight/combat poverty (=take action to get rid of poverty) The money should be spent on fighting poverty. tackle poverty (=take action to reduce the amount of poverty) Our priority is to tackle poverty and global inequality. reduce poverty (=reduce the amount of poverty) More must be done to reduce child poverty. alleviate/relieve poverty formal (=make it less severe) What has the West done to alleviate poverty in the world? ADJECTIVES/NOUN + poverty extreme/severe poverty They live in conditions of extreme poverty. abject/grinding/dire poverty (=extremely severe) He was shocked by the abject poverty that he saw. relative poverty (=when someone is poor compared with someone else) the relative poverty of the southern states world poverty They campaigned for an end to world poverty. urban/rural poverty People come to the capital seeking to escape rural poverty. child poverty There is increasing child poverty in our country. Examples from the Corpus poverty• Poverty and unemployment are two of the biggest causes of crime• Seven out of every 10 Guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write.• Theoretically, eliminating poverty and underdevelopment in the region should pose no problem.• Chancey, who had never known his parents, was being raised by an old aunt in extreme poverty.• Old people should not have to live in poverty.• They are not in transition, they are developing countries and are sinking into poverty.• Desirelessness, or Hindu renunciation, it has been argued, leads to personal indifference and passivity and national poverty and stagnation.• But merely examining national poverty statistics is not sufficient to understand the depth of poverty in the United States.• They are made by all Ministers who are confronted with allegations of student poverty and hardship.• Rowntree emphasized that such poverty was not due to idleness.• In Louisiana, one person in four lives below the poverty level.• Charles was shocked by the poverty he saw in India. urban poverty• These policies were inpart based on assumptions about the causes of rural and urban poverty and low growth.• Can the problems of urban poverty be blamed on individual pathology?• The core issue is that of urban poverty.• It may be that urban poverty then was no worse than poverty in the country. poverty of• The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination. From Longman Business Dictionary povertypov·er·ty /ˈpɒvətiˈpɑːvərti/ noun [uncountableU] 1the situation or experience of being poor 86% of the population lives in poverty. a major anti-poverty initiative 2the poverty line the income below which people are officially considered to be very poor and needing help families living above the poverty line The number of Americans below the poverty line has increased by two million. 3the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government Origin poverty (1100-1200) Old French poverté, from Latin paupertas, from pauper; → POOR
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