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beggar是什么意思？

beggar

英[ˈbegə(r)] 美[ˈbɛɡɚ]

复数：beggars;

第三人称单数：beggars;

过去式：beggared;

现在分词：beggaring;

例句

同义词

n.
beggar的同义词之：乞丐
gaberlunzie, moocher, panhandler, cadger, bum, beadsman, mendicant,
beggar的同义词之：流浪汉,到处闲逛的人
sponger, tramp, leech, vagabond, loafer, hobo, castaway, scamp, vagrant, idler, drifter, beachcomber, outcast, parasite,
v.
beggar的同义词之：使变穷,使破产
ruin, impoverish, break, bankrupt, to, reduce, pauperize, poverty,
beggar的同义词之：其他释义
sponge, wretch,

词组

beggar belief (或 description)
be too extraordinary to be believed or described （因十分异乎寻常而令人）难以置信（或难以形容）
beggars can't be choosers
(proverb)people with no other options must be content with what is offered (谚)要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦；没有选择权就只好满足于能得到的东西
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the De
(proverb)someone unaccustomed to power or luxury will abuse or be corrupted by it (谚)长期掌权者必滥用权力；习惯于奢靡生活者必腐化

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

乞丐；叫花子

A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
VERB

使极度贫穷；使一贫如洗

If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor.
例句
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 something beggars belief, it is impossible to believe it. If something beggars description, it is impossible to describe it.
例句
The statistics beggar belief... 统计数据让人难以置信。 His courage beggars description. 他的胆量无法用语言来形容。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. a pauper who lives by begging
Verb
1. be beyond the resources of;
"This beggars description!"
2. reduce to beggary