Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich--something for nothing.
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n. 特性,属性;财产,地产;[戏]道具;所有权;
💡 proper拥有+ty名词后缀 → 个人拥有的 → 财产;所有物;特性
"dishonest appropriation of property"
以欺骗的手法侵吞财产
近义:holdings, assets, means, ownership, patrimony, possessions
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
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy