poverty-stricken

英 [ˈpɒvəti strɪkən]

美 [ˈpɑːvərti strɪkən]

adj.  赤贫的; 一贫如洗的

牛津词典

adj.

• 赤贫的；一贫如洗的
  extremely poor; with very little money

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 极为贫穷的；极其贫困的
  Poverty-strickenpeople or places are extremely poor.
  1. ...a teacher of poverty-stricken kids...
     教特困家庭的孩子的老师
  2. The Pope is visiting some of the most poverty-stricken areas of the city.
     教皇正在走访该城一些最穷困的地方。

英英释义

adj

• poor enough to need help from others
  Synonym:destituteimpoverishedindigentnecessitousneedy

双语例句

• In contrast to the backward economy, the poverty-stricken areas are usually noted for their rapidly growing populations.
  与经济落后成为对比的是，贫困地区往往又是人口增长最快的地区。
• The tour will cover poverty-stricken counties and cities remaining in each region for30 days.
  这次的巡展将覆盖贫困县、市，在每个地区停留30天。
• The program was to help those poverty-stricken families.
  该计划是为了帮助贫困不堪的家庭。
• Public funds relieved the poverty-stricken families.
  公共基金救济贫困家庭。
• Statistics show that China is the country which has witnessed the quickest decrease in its poverty-stricken population.
  有统计表明，中国是世界上贫困人口减少最快的国家。
• "I'm a poverty-stricken student." He cut her speech short.
  “我是个穷学生，”他打断了她。
• Actively conducting cooperation with international organizations in poverty alleviation and development in the poverty-stricken ethnic minority areas.
  （四）积极开展同国际组织在少数民族贫困地区扶贫开发的合作。
• Anyway you have done a good turn to the poor kids in the poverty-stricken areas.
  无论如何，你给我们贫困地区的穷孩子做了件好事。
• The State supports and assists the development of educational undertakings in the outlying and poverty-stricken areas.
  国家扶持边远贫困地区发展教育事业。
• You can help more people if you donate these clothes to poverty-stricken or disaster-stricken areas.
  这些衣服捐到贫困地区或受灾地区，更帮到更多人呢！