n.贫困；贫乏；劣质
People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty. 这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。
Poverty reduced him to begging. 贫穷迫使他行乞。
They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources. 他们因资源短缺处境窘迫。
They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress. 根据衣着寒酸这一点可以把他们认出来.
反贫穷的
