英语词汇“land-poor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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land-poor

land-poor adj. U.S. poor through owning much land and being unable easily to support the burden of taxation.

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1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West 781 In the country, the old settlers are ‘land-poor’—so rich that they can not pay their taxes.

1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 702/2 He was not only land-poor, but he had no experience in the management of his plantation.

1914 Collier's 31 Jan. 22/2 The land-poor farmer is a well-known institution in the Middle West.

a1953 E. O'Neill Long Day's Journey (1956) iv. 125 All I told them was I couldn't afford any millionaire's sanatorium because I was land poor.

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单词	land-poor
释义	> as lemmas land-poor land-poor adj. U.S. poor through owning much land and being unable easily to support the burden of taxation. ΚΠ 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West 781 In the country, the old settlers are ‘land-poor’—so rich that they can not pay their taxes. 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 702/2 He was not only land-poor, but he had no experience in the management of his plantation. 1914 Collier's 31 Jan. 22/2 The land-poor farmer is a well-known institution in the Middle West. a1953 E. O'Neill Long Day's Journey (1956) iv. 125 All I told them was I couldn't afford any millionaire's sanatorium because I was land poor. extracted from landn.¹ < as lemmas
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