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单词 beggar
释义

beggar

/ˈbɛɡə /
noun
1A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.How many times have you been asked in the street for some money from a seemingly homeless person or a beggar?...
  • ‘One of your beggars asked me for money for a cup of coffee,’ he said.
  • I do voluntary work, am a Christian, invariably give money to beggars and try to spread a little happiness as I go by.

Synonyms

tramp, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, down-and-out, homeless person, derelict, mendicant;
pauper, poor person;
North American hobo
informal scrounger, sponger, cadger, freeloader, bag lady, have-not, crusty
British informal dosser
North American informal bum, moocher, mooch, schnorrer
Australian/New Zealand informal bagman, swagman, bludger
rare clochard
2 [with adjective] informal A person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied: poor little beggars...
  • The cool million generally goes to some lucky beggar down south.
  • The poor beggar's badly burned body was supposed to be in the coffin awaiting collection.
  • Indeed, the poor beggars attending the meeting in April would have witnessed Lee's wholehearted endorsement of his chief executive's vision.

Synonyms

fellow, thing, individual, soul, character, creature, wretch;
person, man, woman, boy, girl
informal guy, fella, devil, bunny, bastard
British informal chap, bloke, bugger, sod, bod
North American informal dude, hombre
informal, dated body, dog
British informal, dated cove
archaic wight
verb [with object]
Reduce (someone) to poverty: why should I beggar myself for you?...
  • Now if it could be shown that beggaring rich people inevitably enriches poor people there might be something to say for a crusade against inequality.
  • Those of the left claimed that naive women were seduced into becoming avaricious consumers, beggaring their families.
  • That would stop the competition gaining market share by beggaring your own people.

Synonyms

impoverish, make poor, reduce to poverty, reduce to penury, reduce to destitution, bankrupt, make bankrupt, make destitute, ruin, wipe out, break, cripple;
bring someone to their knees
rare pauperize

Phrases

beggar belief (or description)

beggars can't be choosers

set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

Origin

Middle English: from beg + -ar3.

Rhymes

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