dis·ad·van·taged

adjective

/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/

/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/

not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life弱势的；社会地位低下的 synonym deprived
- disadvantaged groups/children生活条件差的群体／孩子
- a severely disadvantaged area极贫困地区
- socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
opposite advantaged
Synonyms poor
poordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.
poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs:
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。
disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society:
socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
needy poor:
It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。
impoverished (journalism) poor:
Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。
deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life
poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.
penniless (literary) having no money; very poor:
He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。
hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time:
I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。
Patterns
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
- poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
- poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
- a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background
Extra Examples
- Part-time workers, the majority of whom are women, are doubly disadvantaged.兼职工作者多数为女性，处于双重的不利条件下。
- These social groups remain disadvantaged.这些社会集体仍处于劣势。
- the issues facing farmers in disadvantaged rural areas of Europe生活在欧洲贫困乡村的农民所面临的问题
Topics Social issuesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
adverb
- extremely
- very
- seriously
- …
the disadvantaged
noun [plural] people who are disadvantaged下层社会Topics People in societyc2

单词	disadvantaged
释义	dis·ad·van·taged adjective /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/ not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life弱势的；社会地位低下的 synonym deprived disadvantaged groups/children生活条件差的群体／孩子 a severely disadvantaged area极贫困地区 socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层 opposite advantaged Synonyms poorpoordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs: They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。 disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society: socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层 needy poor: It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。 impoverished (journalism) poor: Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。 deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.penniless (literary) having no money; very poor: He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。 hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。 Patterns poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background Extra Examples Part-time workers, the majority of whom are women, are doubly disadvantaged.兼职工作者多数为女性，处于双重的不利条件下。 These social groups remain disadvantaged.这些社会集体仍处于劣势。 the issues facing farmers in disadvantaged rural areas of Europe生活在欧洲贫困乡村的农民所面临的问题 Topics Social issuesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become adverb extremely very seriously … the disadvantaged noun [plural] people who are disadvantaged下层社会Topics People in societyc2
随便看	nothing like nothingly nothing much nothing (much) to write home about nothing much to write home about nothingness nothingnesses nothing nothing gained nothing of the kind nothing of the kind/sort nothing of the sort nothing of the sort/kind nothing only skin and bone nothings nothing-short-of nothing short of something nothing succeeds like success nothing to it nothing to speak of nothing to write home about nothing ventured gained nothing ventured, nothing gained not hold water not hurt a fly notice