| 单词 | disadvantaged |
| 释义 | disadvantaged (dɪsədvɑːntɪdʒd , -væn- ) adjective People who are disadvantaged or live in disadvantaged areas live in bad conditions and tend not to get a good education or have a reasonable standard of living. ...the educational problems of disadvantaged children. The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses. Synonyms: deprived, struggling, impoverished, discriminated against The disadvantaged are people who are disadvantaged. ...people who claim to be champions of the poor, the disadvantaged, and the helpless. Collocations: disadvantaged area Some employ school-leavers with very basic skills; some are involved in schools in disadvantaged areas; others are concerned about recruiting high-skilled applicants. Times, Sunday Times She said that the life checks would be test-run in disadvantaged areas first. Times, Sunday Times In as little as five years' time, 6,500 extra students from the most disadvantaged areas will be attending our most selective universities. Times,Sunday Times All the new government had to do was maintain these hospitals and expand the infrastructure to previously disadvantaged areas. ST Extra funding would follow pupils from disadvantaged areas. Times, Sunday Times Individual public services couldn't make a difference to this disadvantaged community on their own, she realised. Times, Sunday Times To swell the numbers from 75 to 80 per cent of all those of working age, disadvantaged communities must be targeted and assisted. Times, Sunday Times The film also emphasizes the compassion and empathy that can be found in such a disadvantaged community context through the helping gestures of the secondary characters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We are already seeing rewards in investment and the regeneration of one of the most disadvantaged communities. The Sun These pupils, many of whom are from disadvantaged communities, have lost confidence, feel apathetic towards education and consequently are exhibiting increasing unpropitious behaviour and attendance. Times, Sunday Times They said that providers of 'character-building' programmes for disadvantaged youth should also include some health education. Times, Sunday Times The project teaches magic to disadvantaged youth and adults. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The charity trains disadvantaged youth to work in television production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He retired in 1977, and subsequently worked with disadvantaged youth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They resolved to found a school that would be completely free, and provide a competitive and well-rounded education for disadvantaged youth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were still massively economically disadvantaged because they had no access to credit. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The economically disadvantaged seldom have a family doctor. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) Teenage mothers are more likely to be single parents and economically disadvantaged. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) Treating students as consumers contains a danger that the financially disadvantaged lose out. Times,Sunday Times The reverend hasn't been financially disadvantaged. Times, Sunday Times The characters in this category are outrageous, exaggerated, financially disadvantaged and determined to change that. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Generally, athletes bridge that funding gap with personal finances; for financially disadvantaged athletes, that gap may prove impassable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The trust also provides for two 100% educational scholarships annually for students coming from a financially disadvantaged background. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The schools said that they served communities which were historically disadvantaged and economically depressed with high levels of unemployment. ST This begs the question about why so few historically disadvantaged secondary schools appear on the list of the top 100 schools. ST About 70% of the learners come from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The respondents were both companies of historically disadvantaged persons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proponents of the food justice discourse seek to empower historically disadvantaged communities and groups by advocating equal access to healthy food for all people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All the new government had to do was maintain these hospitals and expand the infrastructure to previously disadvantaged areas. ST Priority should be given to the previously disadvantaged. The Star (South Africa) Would-be farmers with a previously disadvantaged background obtain farms privately or through affirmative action loans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The board should at all time comprise at least 50% of members representing previously disadvantaged communities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To this extent, the ecotourism industry has had a trickle-down effect, bringing added revenues to rural and previously disadvantaged areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Money raised will help severely disadvantaged families enjoy a break in 2010. The Sun Some people have been severely disadvantaged because not only have they incurred high switch charges but also the new contract terms are inferior. The Sun Botanists and entomologists, though, are severely disadvantaged. Times, Sunday Times Severely disadvantaged groups still exist, but they no longer constitute the masses. Times, Sunday Times As more public services move from face-to-face to online channels, we need to ensure that they're reaching socially disadvantaged people. Times, Sunday Times And it's the people who can't or won't come to t-government who have most need of public services - the socially disadvantaged. Times, Sunday Times About 200million of them — ten per cent of the global total — are socially disadvantaged or actively oppressed for their beliefs. The Sun Heads such as myself working in challenging schools, in some of the most socially disadvantaged areas, do not willingly exclude or 'off roll'. Times, Sunday Times For the ordinary citizen, especially the socially disadvantaged, the prospects are not bright. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 条件差的 Japanese: 不利な境遇にある |
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