homeless

adjective

/ˈhəʊmləs/

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having no home, and therefore typically living on the streets
- The scheme has been set up to help homeless people.
- The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused.
- Three hundred people were left homeless by the earthquake.
Wordfinder
- beg
- benefit
- charity
- homeless
- hostel
- the poor
- poverty
- shanty town
- sweatshop
- unemployment
Topics Social issuesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- end up
- …
adverb
- intentionally
- unintentionally
- chronically
- …
See full entry
the homeless
noun [plural] people who have no home
- helping the homeless
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
Culture homelessnesshomelessnessA number of people in Britain and the US are homeless (= have nowhere to live). Many are forced to sleep on the streets (BrE also sleep rough or be a rough sleeper) because they have nowhere else to go. In the past, people who had no permanent home were called tramps or vagrants. Most were older people. Now, many younger people, and even families with small children, are homeless.Homeless people sleep in shop doorways, under bridges, or anywhere they can find away from the wind and rain. In Britain, the alternative to sleeping rough is to try to find a bed in a hostel or night shelter.In Britain, local councils are required by law to find somewhere for homeless families to live, and many families are housed in bed-and-breakfast accommodation. Charities such as Shelter, Centrepoint and the Salvation Army provide help and advice and run hostels for the homeless. Each winter around Christmas, they also organize campaigns which raise money to provide extra night shelters and soup kitchens (= places giving free hot food).In the US many towns have laws making it illegal to sleep on the streets, so the police may tell people to move during the night. The US also has shelters but it is not easy to get a bed in one. Many do not have enough space, or have only enough money to stay open for part of the year. They are often away from the centre of town, people need to have money for the bus to get there and some homeless people do not feel safe in them.For many people, homelessness begins when they lose their jobs and cannot pay their rent. Some become homeless as a result of family arguments, broken relationships, violence, and mental illness. Some homeless people survive by begging (= asking for money). In Britain homeless people are able to make some money by selling The Big Issue magazine: they buy copies of the magazine and sell them at a higher, fixed price to members of the public. There are similar publications in the US, but they are less popular.Many people give to charities, or to homeless people on the streets, but some think they are responsible for their own situation. Americans generally believe that people should work hard to help themselves, instead of taking money from the government. For that reason, many Americans will give money to charities, but are opposed to a system of government benefits. But homeless people who have no address have difficulty getting the limited kinds of help available from the government.
Topics People in societyb2

单词	homeless
释义	homeless adjective /ˈhəʊmləs/ /ˈhəʊmləs/ jump to other results having no home, and therefore typically living on the streets The scheme has been set up to help homeless people. The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. Three hundred people were left homeless by the earthquake. Wordfinder beg benefit charity homeless hostel the poor poverty shanty town sweatshop unemployment Topics Social issuesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become end up … adverb intentionally unintentionally chronically … See full entry the homeless noun [plural] people who have no home helping the homeless More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young Culture homelessnesshomelessnessA number of people in Britain and the US are homeless (= have nowhere to live). Many are forced to sleep on the streets (BrE also sleep rough or be a rough sleeper) because they have nowhere else to go. In the past, people who had no permanent home were called tramps or vagrants. Most were older people. Now, many younger people, and even families with small children, are homeless.Homeless people sleep in shop doorways, under bridges, or anywhere they can find away from the wind and rain. In Britain, the alternative to sleeping rough is to try to find a bed in a hostel or night shelter.In Britain, local councils are required by law to find somewhere for homeless families to live, and many families are housed in bed-and-breakfast accommodation. Charities such as Shelter, Centrepoint and the Salvation Army provide help and advice and run hostels for the homeless. Each winter around Christmas, they also organize campaigns which raise money to provide extra night shelters and soup kitchens (= places giving free hot food).In the US many towns have laws making it illegal to sleep on the streets, so the police may tell people to move during the night. The US also has shelters but it is not easy to get a bed in one. Many do not have enough space, or have only enough money to stay open for part of the year. They are often away from the centre of town, people need to have money for the bus to get there and some homeless people do not feel safe in them.For many people, homelessness begins when they lose their jobs and cannot pay their rent. Some become homeless as a result of family arguments, broken relationships, violence, and mental illness. Some homeless people survive by begging (= asking for money). In Britain homeless people are able to make some money by selling The Big Issue magazine: they buy copies of the magazine and sell them at a higher, fixed price to members of the public. There are similar publications in the US, but they are less popular.Many people give to charities, or to homeless people on the streets, but some think they are responsible for their own situation. Americans generally believe that people should work hard to help themselves, instead of taking money from the government. For that reason, many Americans will give money to charities, but are opposed to a system of government benefits. But homeless people who have no address have difficulty getting the limited kinds of help available from the government. Topics People in societyb2
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