| 单词 | beggar |
| 释义 | nounverbbeg·garBrE /ˈbeɡə(r)/ NAmE /ˈbeɡər/ noun a person who lives by asking people for money or food 乞丐；叫花子(BrE , informal ) used with an adjective to describe sb in a particular way （与形容词连用）家伙◆ Aren't you dressed yet , you lazy beggar ? 你这个懒虫还没穿好衣服吗？ ● ˌbeggars can't be ˈchoosers (saying ) people say beggars can't be choosers when there is no choice and sb must be satisfied with what is available 要饭就不能嫌馊；给什么就得要什么● if wishes were ˌhorses , beggars would /might ˈride (saying ) wishing for sth does not make it happen 想有不见得就有；愿望不等于事实beg·garBrE /ˈbeɡə(r)/ NAmE /ˈbeɡər/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they beggar BrE /ˈbeɡə(r)/ NAmE /ˈbeɡər/ present simple - he / she / it beggars BrE /ˈbeɡəz/ NAmE /ˈbeɡərz/ past simple beggared BrE /ˈbeɡəd/ NAmE /ˈbeɡərd/ past participle beggared BrE /ˈbeɡəd/ NAmE /ˈbeɡərd/ -ing form beggaring BrE /ˈbeɡərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbeɡərɪŋ/ ~sb /sth /yourself to make sb /sth very poor 使贫穷；使匮乏◆ Why should I beggar myself for you ? 我为什么要为你受穷？ ● beggar beˈlief /deˈscription to be too extreme , shocking , etc . to believe /describe 难以相信；无法形容◆ 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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