Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
老而贫穷,负担沈重。
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poverty ['pɑvɚti] 词频2
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
back [bæk] 词频1
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背; vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于; vi. 后退;倒退; adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的; adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义:second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack 反义:impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew
heavy ['hɛvi] 词频1 词根: /hi:/
adj. 重的,沉重的;大量的,浓密的;激烈的;重型的; n. 重物;庄重的角色; adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜闹市区交通繁忙。
近义:hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage 反义:ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
burden ['bɝdn] 词频1 词根: /bə/
n. 负担,包袱;责任,义务;载货量;(诗歌,发言等的)重点; vt. 使烦恼,劳累;向(车,船等)上装货;
💡 马顿(谐音)马顿是著名将军肩负重担- 负担 不(bu)忍(r)带(d)恩(en)人,怕 负担 网友:wangqidng 补充:用扁担(谐音)的负担 网友:yqy
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投诉的要点是品质非常差.
近义:oppress, overburden, overwhelm, trouble, vex, weight 反义:unburden, unload, dump

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