poverty n. 1.贫穷。 2.缺乏,缺少,贫乏,不足 (of, in); (土地的)贫瘠,不毛。 3. 虚弱;低劣。 come to poverty 变穷。 poverty of blood 【医学】贫血。 poverty in vitamins 维生素不足。 live in genteel poverty 家贫而要面子摆阔。
For a gentleman there are only two decorous states, absolute poverty or overpowering wealth . 对于一个有身份的人来说,只有两种正派的情况:特别贫困或极其富裕。
Wide income disparities and substantial absolute poverty can act as powerful material and psychological disincentives to economic progress . 收入悬殊和较严重的绝对贫困,则从物质和精神上压抑经济的进步。
Even those in absolute poverty care about their relative standing 甚至那些一贫如洗者也关心他们的相对名声地位。
One of them , brazil , has a population of 140 million , about half of whom are living in absolute poverty 这些国家的政府太软弱,不能阻止大公司及有权势的个人毁林。
Official estimates of the percentage of citizens living in absolute poverty showed little change from the previous year 官方估计处于赤贫状态的人数自去年以来基本没有变化。
But the bank might do more harm than good if it shifted focus from absolute poverty to relative deprivation 但是如果世行将自己的工作重点从绝对贫困国家转向相对穷困的话,可能是弊多利少。
A reasonable and orderly pattern of income distribution will be basically in place , with middle - income people making up the majority and absolute poverty basically eliminated 合理有序的收入分配格局基本形成,中等收入者占多数,绝对贫困现象基本消除。
Estimates of the number of chinese still living in absolute poverty range from 65 million to 350 million . its per capita national product is less than indonesia s 相同的,美国人也对中国有所贡献,像是设立工厂创造工作机会,或是引进构想而开发新的机会。