贫穷

to have first-hand experience of poverty

亲身体验过贫穷

Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.

贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。

Both men are poor boys made good.

两人都是出身贫穷，最终干出了一番事业。

Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.

尽管他家境一般，但也并不算贫穷。

We're poor and we never put on airs.

我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。

Residents in general are poor and undereducated, and live in sub-standard housing.

居民们普遍都很贫穷，受教育程度低，居住条件较差。

The reality is that they are poor.

现状是他们很贫穷。

action to mitigate poverty

减轻贫穷的行动

They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty.

他们拒绝采取措施解决引发犯罪的真正问题：贫穷。

the causal relationship between poverty and disease

贫穷与疾病的因果关系

Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels.

贫穷是她的小说中惯有的主题。

Poverty and unemployment are frustratingly hard to tackle.

贫穷和失业是难以解决的问题，这常常让人泄气。

Using traditional methods poor farmers can be virtually self-sufficient.

采用传统的方法，贫穷的农民基本上能自给自足。

the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor

贫穷和肮脏的环境造成丧失人性的结果

Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.

邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。