【poverty音标】 英[ˈpɒvəti] 美[ˈpɑ:vərti]
【单词释义】 poverty是什么意思：
n.[U]贫穷，贫困；缺乏，不足；贫瘠，不毛；低劣
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
【poverty形近词/近似词】
liberty n.[U]自由；冒犯的行为
puberty n.[U] 青春期；发育期；开花期
property n.特性，属性；所有物；财产
【单词例句】
◇ Poverty alleviation efforts will be carried out through the development of local industries, education and better healthcare, Li said when delivering the Government Work Report at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.
李克强代表国务院向十三届全国人大一次会议作政府工作报告时说，要深入推进产业、教育、健康扶贫。
---- Eliminating poverty builds larger market
◇ My father continued to walk alongside her as he always had. Two people who had stood together against all odds. My mother orphaned at a young age and moved place to place. My father the youngest of nine in a family hurt with poverty.
父亲一如既往地走在母亲的身旁，如同二人昔日承受所有的患难。母亲幼年时就成了孤儿，四处漂流；父亲兄弟姊妹九个，也曾饱受贫困之苦。
---- To Love Enough
◇ A miller fell slowly but surely into poverty, until finally he had nothing more than his mill and a large apple tree which stood behind it.
从前有位磨房主，他越来越穷，除了磨房后有棵大大的苹果树外一无所有。