beggars

英 [ˈbeɡəz]

美 [ˈbeɡərz]

n.  乞丐; 叫花子; (与形容词连用)家伙
v.  使贫穷; 使匮乏
beggar的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 乞丐；叫花子
  Abeggaris someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
• VERB 使极度贫穷；使一贫如洗
  If somethingbeggarsa person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor.
  1. He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry.
     他警告说解除版权限制会使这个行业一贫如洗。
• PHRASE 无法，难以（相信、描述、形容等）
  If somethingbeggars belief, it is impossible to believe it. If somethingbeggars description, it is impossible to describe it.
  1. The statistics beggar belief...
     统计数据让人难以置信。
  2. His courage beggars description.
     他的胆量无法用语言来形容。

双语例句

• Everybody liked the Mute Singer-the peasants as much as the beggars.
  大家都喜欢沉默的歌手&农民们和乞丐都喜欢他。
• It simply beggars description.
  笔墨不能形容其万一。
• His courage beggars description.
  他的胆量无法用语言来形容。
• They are vagrant beggars.
  他们是四处流浪的乞丐。
• Are these women beggars or what?
  这些女人是乞丐吗？
• Since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures who are extremely happy.
  因为我们可以发现有些乞丐、病弱的人与所谓的失败者他们却是非常快乐。
• As a matter of fact, they weren't much better off than beggars.
  实在他们的情形比叫花子好不了多少。
• Let beggars match with beggars.
  龙配龙，凤配凤。
• The child beggars are starting their new lives back home.
  乞讨儿童开始了他们回家的新生活。
• He has no sympathy for beggars.
  他对乞丐没有同情心。