poverty n. 1.贫穷。 2.缺乏,缺少,贫乏,不足 (of, in); (土地的)贫瘠,不毛。 3. 虚弱;低劣。 come to poverty 变穷。 poverty of blood 【医学】贫血。 poverty in vitamins 维生素不足。 live in genteel poverty 家贫而要面子摆阔。
"on the contrary-" brissenden paused and ran an insolent eye over martin s objective poverty, passing from the well-worn tie and the saw-edged collar to the shiny sleeves of the coat and on to the slight fray of one cuff, winding up and dwelling upon martin s sunken cheeks “相反,”布里森登住了嘴,不客气地打量了一眼马丁那明显的贫穷。从旧领带到锯状的衣领,到磨光了的外衣肘部,再到有一处已经绽线的袖日,到未了又细细打量了一下马丁那凹陷的双颊。