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

• Let beggars match with beggars.
  龙配龙，凤配凤。
• The poor have little, beggars none, the rich too much, enough not one.
  穷人几乎没有，乞丐一无所有，富人拥有太多，没人会说够了。
• 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。
• The king condescended to eat with the beggars.
  那国王屈尊和乞丐们共餐。
• We met a band of vagrant beggars there.
  我们在那里遇到了一伙流浪的乞丐。
• Ignorant children sometimes laugh at beggars and tramps.
  无知的孩子们有时会嘲笑乞丐和无家可归的人。
• He gave alms to beggars in the street.
  他给街上的乞丐一些施舍。
• One can no longer walk the streets without seeing beggars importuning passers by.
  走在街上总能看到乞丐纠缠行人乞讨。
• Usually I don't give money to beggars.
  一般我是不给乞丐钱的。
• The country is full of beggars and vagrants.
  这个国家充斥着乞丐和流浪汉。