poverty-stricken + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
They live in a poverty-stricken village.
他们住在一个贫穷的村庄里。
极度贫困的；赤贫的
贫困到需要他人帮助的；贫穷的
very poor; poor enough to need help from others
极度贫困的。
Very poor.
贫困到需要他人帮助的
poor enough to need help from others
The poverty-stricken family could barely afford basic necessities.
这个贫困家庭几乎负担不起基本生活必需品。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰family，表示家庭贫困。
Many poverty-stricken regions lack access to clean water and education.
许多贫困地区缺乏清洁水和教育。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰regions，描述地区贫困状态。
She devoted her life to helping poverty-stricken children in rural areas.
她毕生致力于帮助农村地区的贫困儿童。
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰children，说明儿童贫困。
用作定语，修饰名词。
They live in a poverty-stricken village.
他们住在一个贫穷的村庄里。
用作表语，描述主语状态。
The family is poverty-stricken.
这个家庭非常贫穷。
语气最强，指极度贫困，连基本生活所需都没有
正式用语，强调贫困状态，常指原本不贫穷后来变穷
正式用语，指缺乏基本生活资源，常用于法律或社会福利语境
较温和，常指需要帮助，可用于描述人群
强调没钱，但不一定长期贫困，可能暂时情况
grammar · medium
易错句子He poverty-stricken.
正确表达He is poverty-stricken.
poverty-stricken 是形容词，不能单独作谓语，须加上系动词 be。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a poverty-stricken.
正确表达He is poverty-stricken.
poverty-stricken 是形容词，不能用作名词，前面不能加冠词 a。
impoverished 更强调因损失资源导致的贫穷，而 poverty-stricken 指极度缺乏基本生活所需。
destitute 表示极度贫困，缺乏基本生活必需品，程度比 poverty-stricken 更严重。
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