Poverty-stricken
a. 贫穷的
📖 牛津释义
poverty-stricken
adj affected by poverty(1); extremely poor 贫困不堪的; 极度贫穷的
poverty-stricken families, homes, housing 一贫如洗的家庭、 缺衣乏食的家、 四壁萧然的房屋.
🧩 词语组成解析
stricken
[['strikən]]
a. 受打击的, 负了伤的, 衰老的, 受灾的\\nstrike的过去分词
🗣️ 情景例句
and a book of photos about the United States still feels right.
而一本关于美国的摄影集仍然很有前景。
I would like to call a carpenter to come this afternoon.
我要叫一个木匠今天下午来。
Perhaps we van make it later.
那么，也许改天吧。