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    disadvantaged

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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·ad·van·taged /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd◂ $ -ˈvæn-/ ●○○ adjective  1  DISADVANTAGEhaving social problems, such as a lack of money or education, which make it difficult for you to succeed 社会地位低下的，处于弱势地位的〔如贫穷或教育程度低下等〕 disadvantaged areas of the city 城市贫困地区► see thesaurus at poor2  the disadvantaged [plural] people who are disadvantaged 社会地位低下者，弱势群体 health programs for the disadvantaged 针对弱势群体的医疗保健计划
    Examples from the Corpus
    disadvantaged• Whatever the level of national economic success, certain areas will remain disadvantaged.• Quinn argued that an increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.• The club runs programs for disadvantaged children in the inner city areas.• Improved nutrition will help disadvantaged children perform better in school.• This would concentrate finance on infrastructural improvement projects, especially those which benefited the most disadvantaged groups.• The university has announced plans to increase the number of students from minority and disadvantaged groups.• Once again the disadvantaged have their disadvantage confirmed.• Booth invented schemes to help the disadvantaged in the community.• While at Stanford, Wender interned for various community organizations and realized there were few services solely for disadvantaged or in-crisis children.• He speaks on behalf of millions of poor and disadvantaged people who have too few advocates.• Many disadvantaged people will find an outlet for their abilities through whatever channels remain open.• The Engineering School had an extensive program of its own for disadvantaged students.
    dis·ad·van·taged adjectiveChineseSyllable
    of as a Corpus having money such or lack problems, social


    disadvantaged
    dis‧ad‧van‧taged /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd◂ $ -ˈvæn-/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: advantage ≠ disadvantage, the disadvantaged; adjective: advantageous ≠ disadvantageous, advantaged ≠ disadvantaged; verb: disadvantage; adverb: advantageously ≠ disadvantageously
    1. having social problems, such as a lack of money or education, which make it difficult for you to succeed:
        disadvantaged areas of the city
    2. the disadvantaged [plural] people who are disadvantaged:
        health programs for the disadvantaged
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ poor having very little money and not many possessions – used about people or places: Many families were too poor to pay for education. | poor countries
       ▪ hard up/broke (also skint British English) [not before noun] informal having very little money, especially for a short period of time. Skint is more informal than the other words: I’m a bit hard up at the moment | We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema.
       ▪ developing [only before noun] a developing country is poor and has very little industry: The disease is found mainly in developing countries. | the developing world
       ▪ deprived [usually before noun] much poorer than other people in a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life – used about people and areas: The charity works with deprived children in the inner city. | one of the most deprived areas of London
       ▪ disadvantaged especially written used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor: An increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.
       ▪ needy having very little money, and so needing help – used about groups of people: More help should be given to needy families. | We offer scholarships for needy students.
       ▪ destitute especially written having no money or possessions and nowhere to live – used when someone is in a very bad situation: Her family was left destitute after her father died. | destitute refugees
       ▪ impoverished formal impoverished people and places are very poor: out-of-work miners and their impoverished families | The children come from impoverished neighbourhoods. | one of the world’s most impoverished countries
       ▪ poverty-stricken written extremely poor: poverty-stricken areas | They were left poverty-stricken.
       ▪ penniless especially literary having no money: She died penniless. | a penniless student


    dis·ad·van·tagedBrE /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/ 🔊 adjectivenot having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life 弱势的；社会地位低下的 SYN deprived ◆disadvantaged groups/children 生活条件差的群体／孩子◆a severely disadvantaged area极贫困地区 OPP advantaged <titled tranID="8" status="3">poor<chnsep> </chnsep><chn/></titled>disadvantaged ◇ needy ◇ impoverished ◇ deprived ◇ penniless ◇ hard up

    These words all describe sb who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs. 以上各词均形容人贫穷、贫寒。

    • poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs 指贫穷的、贫寒的、清贫的：◆They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. 他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。
    • disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society 指生活条件差的、贫困的、社会地位低下的：◆socially disadvantaged sections of the community 该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层
    • needy poor 指缺乏生活必需品的、贫困的：◆It's a charity that provides help for needy children. 这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。
    • impoverished (journalism 新闻) poor 指赤贫的、不名一文的：◆Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities. 成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。
    • deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life 指贫穷的、穷困的、穷苦的

    poor, needy, impoverished or deprived? 用 poor、needy、impoverished 还是 deprived？

    Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people. * poor 在这组词中最通用，可用以描述自己、另一个人、某个群体、国家或地区。needy 主要用以描述群体，不用以描述自己或个人：◆poor/needy children/families 贫困的孩子／家庭◆They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived. * impoverished 尤用于新闻，指贫穷国家和生活在贫穷国家的人。指富裕国家的贫困地区用 deprived。

    • penniless (literary) having no money; very poor 指一文不名的、穷困的：◆He died penniless in Paris. 他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。
    • hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time 尤指暂时拮据、缺钱：◆I was always hard up as a student. 我当学生时总是很拮据。

    Patterns

    • poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
    • poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
    • poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
    • a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background
    the disadvantaged noun [plural] people who are disadvantaged 下层社会