1
- a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food（尤指无家可归的）乞丐, 叫花子。
2
- with adj. informal a person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied〈非正式〉（尤指令人羡慕或怜悯的）家伙：
poor little beggars.
可怜的小家伙。
短语
beggar belief（或description）
- be too extraordinary to be believed or described（因十分异乎寻常而令人）难以置信（或难以形容）。
beggars can't be choosers
- proverb people with no other options must be content with what is offered〈谚〉要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦; 没有选择余地就只好满足于能得到的东西。
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil
- proverb someone unaccustomed to power or luxury will abuse or be corrupted by it〈谚〉小人掌权必猖狂; 叫花子发财得意忘形。
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