单词 | beggar |
释义 | beggar —beggarhood, n. /beg"euhr/, n. 1. a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 2. a penniless person. 3. a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents. 4. a child or youngster (usually prec. by little): a sudden urge to hug the little beggar. v.t. 5. to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish: The family had been beggared by the war. 6. to cause one's resources of or ability for (description, comparison, etc.) to seem poor or inadequate: The costume beggars description. [1175-1225; ME beggare, beggere. See BEG1, -ER1, -AR3] |
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