adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
n. 婴儿;婴孩;幼崽;宝贝儿;
vt. 把…当作婴孩看待,娇养;纵容;
adj. 小孩似的;孩子的;小型的;
💡 谐音贝贝
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
近义:mollycoddle, pamper, pet, coddle, cosset, dandle
反义:senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard