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poverty noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + POVERTY | POVERTY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEabject, absolute, extreme, grinding, severe 极其贫穷；赤贫；一贫如洗widespread 普遍的贫穷global, world 全球／世界性贫困rural, urban 乡村的贫困状况；城市贫穷问题child 贫困儿童的问题VERB + POVERTYalleviate, combat, fight, reduce 缓解贫困；与贫困作斗争；扶贫eliminate, end, eradicate 消灭贫困◆a plan to eradicate urban poverty一项消除城市贫困的计划escape 摆脱贫困◆his struggle to escape the grinding poverty of his childhood他为摆脱童年时期的极度贫困而作的挣扎POVERTY + NOUNtrap 贫困陷阱（指领政府津贴的穷人因工资增加而津贴相应减少，无法改善经济状况）◆Caught in the poverty trap, they are unable to save money for business ventures.工资增加，政府津贴就减少，他们身陷贫困陷阱，无法存钱办公司。rate 贫困率reduction 扶贫PREPOSITIONin poverty 处于贫穷之中◆Most of the population lives in grinding poverty.大多数的人口生活贫困。poverty among ⋯之中的贫穷◆the true extent of poverty among the unemployed失业者实际的贫穷程度poverty of 缺乏◆His work displays a poverty of imagination.他的作品缺乏想象力。PHRASESabove/below/under the poverty level (NAmE) , above/below/under the poverty line 在贫困线之上／之下◆families living below the poverty line / level生活在贫困线以下的家庭at the poverty level (NAmE) , at the poverty line (NAmE) , on the poverty line (BrE) 处于贫困线水平 |