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单词 down and out
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
without any means of support
He looked unshaven, shabby and down-and-out.
Synonyms
destitute
destitute families who live in poverty
ruined
a ruined church
impoverished
The goal is to lure businesses into impoverished areas.
derelict
There was graffiti and litter in the derelict warehouse.
penniless
a penniless refugee
dirt-poor (informal)
flat broke (informal)
on your uppers (informal)
without two pennies to rub together (informal)
(noun) 
Definition
a person who is homeless and destitute
some poor down-and-out in need of a meal
Synonyms
vagrant
He lived on the street as a vagrant.
tramp
bum (informal)
A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like.
beggar
Now I am a beggar, having lost everything except life.
derelict
A confused and wizened derelict wandered in off the street.
outcast
pauper
Mozart died a pauper.
vagabond
He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food.
bag lady
dosser (British, slang)
derro (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beggar
Definition
a person who lives by begging
Now I am a beggar, having lost everything except life.
Synonyms
vagrant (old-fashioned),
tramp (old-fashioned),
bankrupt,
bum (informal),
derelict (old-fashioned),
drifter,
down-and-out,
pauper (old-fashioned),
hobo (US),
vagabond (old-fashioned),
bag lady,
dosser (British, slang),
derro (Australian, slang),
starveling (old-fashioned)
in the sense of bum
Definition
a tramp
A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like.
Synonyms
vagrant,
tramp,
derelict,
drifter,
down-and-out,
hobo (US),
vagabond,
bag lady (US),
dosser (British, slang),
derro (Australian, slang)
in the sense of derelict
Definition
abandoned or unused and falling into ruins
There was graffiti and litter in the derelict warehouse.
Synonyms
abandoned,
deserted,
ruined,
neglected,
discarded,
forsaken,
dilapidated

Nearby words of
down-and-out

  • down in the dumps
  • down payment
  • down the drain
  • down-and-out
  • down-at-heel
  • down-market
  • down-to-earth

Synonyms of 'down-and-out'

down-and-out

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