beggar
- IPA[ˈbegə(r)]
美式
英式
- 乞丐；傢伙
- 使貧窮；摧毀
過去式：beggared 過去分詞：beggared 現在分詞：beggaring
名詞複數：beggars
- 釋義
- 同反義
名詞
- 1. 乞丐 beggars can't be choosers 要飯的就不能挑肥揀瘦
- 2. 傢伙 a lucky beggar 幸運的傢伙 a poor beggar 可憐蟲
及物動詞
- 1. 使貧窮 to beggar description 難以形容 to beggar belief 令人難以置信
- 2. 摧毀 industry has been beggared by government policy 工業因政府的政策而衰敗了
同義詞
1. a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food
- tramp
- , beggarman
- , beggarwoman
- , vagrant
- , vagabond
- , down-and-out
- , homeless person
- , derelict
- , mendicant
- , pauper
- , poor person
- , hobo
- , scrounger
- , sponger
- , cadger
- , freeloader
- , bag lady
- , have-not
- , crusty
- , dosser
- , bum
- , moocher
- , mooch
- , schnorrer
- , bagman
- , swagman
- , bludger
- , clochard
2. a person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied
