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单词 down-and-out
释义
down-and-out
also down and out
Word forms: down-and-outs
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone as down-and-out, you mean that they have no job and nowhere to live, and they have no real hope of improving their situation.
...a short story about a down-and-out advertising copywriter.
He looked unshaven, shabby, and down-and-out.
Synonyms: destitute, ruined, impoverished, derelict  
Down-and-out is also a noun. [British]
...some poor down-and-out in need of a meal.
They are both down-and-outs, sleeping under the city's oldest bridge.
Translations:
Chinese: 穷困潦倒的
Japanese: 落ちぶれた
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