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

• We will increase support for old revolutionary areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas and poverty-stricken areas.
  加强对革命老区、民族地区、边疆地区和贫困地区的支持。
• Luliang is the poverty-stricken areas.
  吕梁是贫困地区。
• The program was to help those poverty-stricken families.
  该计划是为了帮助贫困不堪的家庭。
• 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。
• 2 giving priority to poverty-stricken ethnic minority counties in terms of the distribution of help-the-poor capital and materials.
  二在扶贫资金和物资的分配上重点向少数民族贫困县倾斜。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 shall support and assist the maternal and infant health care undertakings in outlying and poverty-stricken areas.
  国家对边远贫困地区的母婴保健事业给予扶持。
• 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。