beggar

US [ˈbeɡər]
UK [ˈbeɡə(r)]
  • n.乞丐；叫花子；（与形容词连用）家伙
  • v.使贫穷；使匮乏
  • Web穷人；募捐者；乞儿
Plural Form：beggars  Present Participle：beggaring  Past Tense：beggared  

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beggAR
n.
1.
乞丐；叫花子a person who lives by asking people for money or food
2.
(informal)
（与形容词连用）家伙used with an adjective to describe sb in a particular way
Aren't you dressed yet, you lazy beggar?
你这个懒虫还没穿好衣服吗？
IDM
beggars cant be choosers
要饭就不能嫌馊；给什么就得要什么people saybeggars can't be choosers when there is no choice and sb must be satisfied with what is available
v.
1.
~ sb/sth/yourself
使贫穷；使匮乏to make sb/sth very poor
Why should I beggar myself for you?
我为什么要为你受穷？
IDM
It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。
beggar belief/description
难以相信；无法形容to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe/describe
It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。

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1.
Every stroke of the quill leaves me a little poorer . . . or would, if I were not a beggar to begin with.
每用羽毛笔写下一次，我就变的越来越穷……或者将会，若我不在一开始就是个穷光蛋的话。
měi yòng yǔ máo bǐ xiě xià yī cì , wǒ jiù biàn de yuè lái yuè qióng … … huò zhě jiāng huì , ruò wǒ bù zài yī kāi shǐ jiù shì gè qióng guāng dàn de huà 。
blog.sina.com.cn
2.
Now many years have passed but the image of myself with a beggar's pole trying to fend off a bunch of barking dogs still haunts me.
现在许多年过去了，但是一个情景却一直萦绕脑海，我拿着一个乞丐的棍子努力的赶走一群狂叫的狗。
xiàn zài xǔ duō nián guò qù le , dàn shì yī gè qíng jǐng què yì zhí yíng rào nǎo hǎi , wǒ ná zhe yī gè qǐ gài de gùn zi nǔ lì de gǎn zǒu yì qún kuáng jiào de gǒu 。
article.yeeyan.org
3.
In a game of beggar-thy-neighbor, they're trying to keep inflation at home from soaring out of control.
他们运用以邻为壑的对策，设法使国内高涨的通货膨胀率处于控制之中。
tā men yùn yòng yǐ lín wéi hè de duì cè , shè fǎ shǐ guó nèi gāo zhǎng de tōng huò péng zhàng lǜ chǔ yú kòng zhì zhī zhōng 。
www.ecocn.org
4.
You think Simon is a fool because he gave money to a beggar? You can talk, you've done some pretty foolish things yourself!
你认为西蒙向一乞丐施舍钱财就是个傻瓜了吗？你没有资格批评，你自己也曾做过一些很蠢的事情！
nǐ rèn wéi xī méng xiàng yī qǐ gài shī shě qián cái jiù shì gè shǎ guā le ma ? nǐ méi yǒu zī gé pī píng , nǐ zì jǐ yě céng zuò guò yì xiē hěn chǔn de shì qíng !
zhidao.baidu.com
5.
Getting there takes a bit of maneuvering. You are greeted at the Metro station exit by a Gypsy beggar or two and a sign for McDonald's.
往那儿去，你得多留些神。刚出地铁口时，你会看到一两个吉普赛乞丐和一个麦当劳标志牌。
wǎng nà er qù , nǐ děi duō liú xiē shén 。 gāng chū dì tiě kǒu shí , nǐ huì kàn dào yì liǎng gè jí pǔ sài qǐ gài hé yī gè mài dāng láo biāo zhì pái 。
cn.nytimes.com
6.
Everybody in the crowd pushed forward to see their King. A beggar also came forward with his bowl. There was lots of rice in it.
人群一拥而上，希望一睹他们国王的样子。一个手持破碗的乞丐也涌了上来，碗里头还有不少米
rén qún yì yōng ér shàng , xī wàng yī dǔ tā men guó wáng de yàng zǐ 。 yī gè shǒu chí pò wǎn de qǐ gài yě yǒng le shàng lái , wǎn lǐ tou hái yǒu bù shǎo mǐ
zhidao.baidu.com
7.
a little beggar-girl, begged for a small piece of barley-corn, for she had been without a morsel to eat for two days.
她请求施舍一颗大麦粒给她，她已经两天没有吃过一丁点儿东西。
tā qǐng qiú shī shě yī kē dà mài lì gěi tā , tā yǐ jīng liǎng tiān méi yǒu chī guò yī dīng diǎn er dōng xi 。
dictsearch.appspot.com
8.
A beggar who was seen through the light of electric torch was sleeping in front of him door.
手电筒的光照出一个乞丐睡在他家门口。
shǒu diàn tǒng de guāng zhào chū yī gè qǐ gài shuì zài tā jiā mén kǒu 。
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9.
If he saw a beggar in the street he did not arrest him for begging. Instead, he gave him a few coins to buy a meal.
如果他在街上看到一个乞讨者，他不会把他抓起来，相反，他会给他一些零钱买一顿饭。
rú guǒ tā zài jiē shàng kàn dào yī gè qǐ tǎo zhě , tā bú huì bǎ tā zhuā qǐ lái , xiāng fǎn , tā huì gěi tā yì xiē líng qián mǎi yī dùn fàn 。
women.zhishi.sohu.com
10.
So he never responds when a blind or crippled beggar or a mother cradling her baby holds out a hand for money.
所以，当盲人、残疾乞丐或抱着婴儿的母亲伸手向他要钱时，他从来不给。
suǒ yǐ , dāng máng rén 、 cán jí qǐ gài huò bào zhe yīng ér de mǔ qīn shēn shǒu xiàng tā yào qián shí , tā cóng lái bù gěi 。
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