| 单词 | beggar |
| 释义 | beggar (verb) beggar 2 ENTRIES FOUND: beggar (noun) beggar (verb) 1 beggar /ˈbɛgɚ/ noun plural beggars 1 beggar /ˈbɛgɚ/ noun plural beggars Learner's definition of BEGGAR [count] 1 : a person who lives by begging for money, food, etc.乞丐；叫花子 2 British, informal : a person who is regarded as lucky, unlucky, lazy, etc.家伙 I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar!我听说你赢了比赛！你这个幸运的家伙！ He's a lazy beggar.他是个懒汉。 beggars can't be choosers ◊ The saying beggars can't be choosers means that people who need something must be satisfied with whatever they get even if it is not exactly what they wanted.要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦 2 beggar /ˈbɛgɚ/ verb beggars; beggared; beggaring 2 beggar /ˈbɛgɚ/ verb beggars; beggared; beggaring Learner's definition of BEGGAR [+ object] 1 formal : to make (someone or something) very poor使贫穷；使匮乏 Years of civil war had beggared the country.连年内战使国家贫困不堪。 2 chiefly British — used in the phrases beggar belief and beggar description to talk about something that is very difficult to believe or describe难以相信；无法形容 It almost beggars belief [=it is very hard to believe] that anyone can be so cruel.真是难以置信，竟有人会如此残忍。 a plot so complex that it beggars description难以形容的复杂情节 |
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