poverty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pov·er·ty /ˈpɒvəti $ ˈpɑːvərti/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [uncountable]POOR the situation or experience of being poor 贫穷，贫困 → poor, impoverished Millions of elderly people live in poverty. 数百万老年人生活在贫困之中。 We need an effective strategy to fight poverty. 我们需要制定一个有效的对策来与贫困作斗争。 continued efforts to alleviate poverty and raise living standards 缓解贫困和提高生活水平的不懈努力 scenes of abject poverty 极度贫困的情景 the causes of urban poverty 造成城市贫困的原因2 the poverty line (also the poverty level American English)PEW the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help 贫困线，贫穷线 20% of the population now live below the poverty line. 现在有20%的人口生活在贫困线以下。3. the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low-paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government 贫困陷阱〔指贫困者干低收入工作会得不偿失，因为会失去政府补贴〕4 [singular, uncountable] formalNOT HAVE a lack of a particular quality 缺少，贫乏poverty of The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination. 这部小说惊人地缺乏想象力。n COLLOCATIONSverbslive in povertyHalf the world is living in poverty.grow up in povertyNo child should grow up in poverty in America in the 21st century.die in povertyHis art was not appreciated and he died in poverty.be reduced to poverty (=become very poor)By the end of the war, millions of people had been reduced to poverty.fight/combat poverty (=take action to get rid of poverty)The money should be spent on fighting poverty.tackle poverty (=take action to reduce the amount of poverty)Our priority is to tackle poverty and global inequality.reduce poverty (=reduce the amount of poverty)More must be done to reduce child poverty.alleviate/relieve poverty formal (=make it less severe)What has the West done to alleviate poverty in the world?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + povertyextreme/severe povertyThey live in conditions of extreme poverty.abject/grinding/dire poverty (=extremely severe)He was shocked by the abject poverty that he saw.relative poverty (=when someone is poor compared with someone else)the relative poverty of the southern statesworld povertyThey campaigned for an end to world poverty.urban/rural povertyPeople come to the capital seeking to escape rural poverty.child povertyThere is increasing child poverty in our country.
Examples from the Corpus
poverty• Poverty and unemployment are two of the biggest causes of crime• Seven out of every 10 Guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write.• Theoretically, eliminating poverty and underdevelopment in the region should pose no problem.• Chancey, who had never known his parents, was being raised by an old aunt in extreme poverty.• Old people should not have to live in poverty.• They are not in transition, they are developing countries and are sinking into poverty.• Desirelessness, or Hindu renunciation, it has been argued, leads to personal indifference and passivity and national poverty and stagnation.• But merely examining national poverty statistics is not sufficient to understand the depth of poverty in the United States.• They are made by all Ministers who are confronted with allegations of student poverty and hardship.• Rowntree emphasized that such poverty was not due to idleness.• In Louisiana, one person in four lives below the poverty level.• Charles was shocked by the poverty he saw in India.urban poverty• These policies were inpart based on assumptions about the causes of rural and urban poverty and low growth.• Can the problems of urban poverty be blamed on individual pathology?• The core issue is that of urban poverty.• It may be that urban poverty then was no worse than poverty in the country.poverty of• The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination.From Longman Business Dictionarypovertypov‧er‧ty /ˈpɒvətiˈpɑːvərti/ noun [uncountable]1the situation or experience of being poor86% of the population lives in poverty.a major anti-poverty initiative2the poverty line the income below which people are officially considered to be very poor and needing helpfamilies living above the poverty lineThe number of Americans below the poverty line has increased by two million.3the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the governmentOrigin poverty (1100-1200) Old French poverté, from Latin paupertas, from pauper; → POORpov·er·ty noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
Corpus situation of Business the being or experience
poverty
pov‧er‧ty W3 /ˈpɒvəti $ ˈpɑːvərti/
noun1. [uncountable] the situation or experience of being poor ⇨ poor, impoverished:
Millions of elderly people live in poverty.
We need an effective strategy to fight poverty.
continued efforts to alleviate poverty and raise living standards
scenes of abject poverty
the causes of urban poverty
2. the poverty line (also the poverty level American English) the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help:
20% of the population now live below the poverty line.
3. the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government
4. [singular, uncountable] formal a lack of a particular quality
poverty of
The novel shows a surprising poverty of imagination.
■ verbs
▪live in poverty Half the world is living in poverty.
▪grow up in poverty No child should grow up in poverty in America in the 21st century.
▪die in poverty His art was not appreciated and he died in poverty.
▪be reduced to poverty (=become very poor) By the end of the war, millions of people had been reduced to poverty.
▪fight/combat poverty (=take action to get rid of poverty) The money should be spent on fighting poverty.
▪tackle poverty (=take action to reduce the amount of poverty) Our priority is to tackle poverty and global inequality.
▪reduce poverty (=reduce the amount of poverty) More must be done to reduce child poverty.
▪alleviate/relieve poverty formal (=make it less severe) What has the West done to alleviate poverty in the world?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + poverty
▪extreme/severe poverty They live in conditions of extreme poverty.
▪abject/grinding/dire poverty (=extremely severe) He was shocked by the abject poverty that he saw.
▪relative poverty (=when someone is poor compared with someone else) the relative poverty of the southern states
▪world poverty They campaigned for an end to world poverty.
▪urban/rural poverty People come to the capital seeking to escape rural poverty.
▪child poverty There is increasing child poverty in our country.
pov‧er‧ty W3 /ˈpɒvəti $ ˈpɑːvərti/
noun1. [uncountable] the situation or experience of being poor ⇨ poor, impoverished: 2. the poverty line (also the poverty level American English) the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help:
3. the poverty trap a situation in which a poor person without a job cannot afford to take a low paying job because they would lose the money they receive from the government
4. [singular, uncountable] formal a lack of a particular quality
poverty of
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Trade 贸易
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 form/join a trading bloc建立／加入贸易同盟 live in/compete in a global/the world economy生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 support/promote free trade支持／促进自由贸易 adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 embrace/resist/drive globalization接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy执行强硬的外交政策 require/use/conduct diplomacy需要／使用／实施外交手段 establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation促进地区间合作 facilitate/achieve economic/political integration促进／实现经济／政治一体化 exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 begin/start/continue/resume peace talks开始／继续／重启和平谈判 be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement达成／取得长期的政治协议 broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security构成对全球安全的一大威胁 compromise/endanger/protect national security损害／危及／保护国家安全 justify/be in favour of/ ( especially
be in favor of/be against military intervention证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 close/protect/secure/patrol the border封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 send/provide/request/cut off military aid派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 deliver/distribute medical supplies/( food parcelsBrE 运送／分发医疗用品／食品包 fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困