poverty

noun

OPAL W

/ˈpɒvəti/

/ˈpɑːvərti/

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[uncountable] the state of being poor
- conditions of extreme/abject poverty
- to alleviate poverty
- in poverty Many elderly people live in poverty.
- For him music was the way out of poverty.
- He was born into poverty and political chaos.
- More than 1.5 million Americans fell into poverty last year.
- The government is aiming to reduce child poverty (= the number of children living below the poverty line).
- to tackle/combat/fight poverty
- to escape/flee poverty
Wordfinder
- beg
- benefit
- charity
- homeless
- hostel
- the poor
- poverty
- shanty town
- sweatshop
- unemployment
Collocations International relations
International relationsTrade
- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
see also fuel poverty
Extra Examples
- Most of the population lives in grinding poverty.
- a plan to eradicate urban poverty
- Land reform would help to alleviate rural poverty.
Topics Moneyb1, Social issuesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- abject
- absolute
- extreme
- …
verb + poverty
- alleviate
- combat
- fight
- …
poverty + noun
- trap
- rate
- reduction
- …
preposition
- in poverty
- poverty among
- poverty of
- …
phrases
- above/below/under the poverty level
- above/below/under the poverty line
- at the poverty level
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, singular] a lack of something; poor quality
- There is a poverty of colour in her work.
- His work displays a poverty of imagination.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.

单词	poverty
释义	poverty noun OPAL W /ˈpɒvəti/ /ˈpɑːvərti/ jump to other results [uncountable] the state of being poor conditions of extreme/abject poverty to alleviate poverty in poverty Many elderly people live in poverty. For him music was the way out of poverty. He was born into poverty and political chaos. More than 1.5 million Americans fell into poverty last year. The government is aiming to reduce child poverty (= the number of children living below the poverty line). to tackle/combat/fight poverty to escape/flee poverty Wordfinder beg benefit charity homeless hostel the poor poverty shanty town sweatshop unemployment Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTrade facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries) form/join a trading bloc live in/compete in a global/the world economy support/promote free trade adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something) have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit embrace/resist/drive globalization Politics and law conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy require/use/conduct diplomacy establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation facilitate/achieve economic/political integration exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region) hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region) cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y Meetings and agreements have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation begin/start/continue/resume peace talks be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty Conflict be/constitute/pose a threat to global security compromise/endanger/protect national security justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade close/protect/secure/patrol the border lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation Aid negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package send/provide/request/cut off military aid bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty see also fuel poverty Extra Examples Most of the population lives in grinding poverty. a plan to eradicate urban poverty Land reform would help to alleviate rural poverty. Topics Moneyb1, Social issuesb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective abject absolute extreme … verb + poverty alleviate combat fight … poverty + noun trap rate reduction … preposition in poverty poverty among poverty of … phrases above/below/under the poverty level above/below/under the poverty line at the poverty level … See full entry [uncountable, singular] a lack of something; poor quality There is a poverty of colour in her work. His work displays a poverty of imagination. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.
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