n. 贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣;
💡 poor(贫穷的)+ty(表示抽象名词的后缀)→贫穷;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年.
近义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反义:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 斗争;争吵;冲突;[古]奋斗;
💡 死拽夫”(谐音)引起 冲突 street+life:街头生活 纷争不断{在黑人区?} 网友:yqy 补充:大步走(stride)撞了拿拐杖(f)的老人,引冲突
"The country was torn apart by strife."
这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
近义:hostility, opposition, rumpus, squabble, struggle, struggling