新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

underprivileged

英  [ˌʌndəˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1贫困的

    Underprivileged people have less money and fewer possessions and opportunities than other people in their society.

    反义词

    privileged , wealthy

    双语例句

    例:

    helping underprivileged children to learn to read.

    帮助贫困儿童学习阅读。

    例:

    the hideous effects of government cuts on underprivileged families.

    缩减对贫困家庭的政府资助的可怕后果。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[PL 复数] 贫困人群

    The underprivileged are people who are underprivileged.

    双语例句

    例:

    government plans to make more jobs available to the underprivileged.

    政府计划为贫困人群提供更多工作岗位。