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单词

beggar

读音
ˈbeɡər
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英式
词根

"beggar"这个词并没有明显的词根,它是从中古英语的“beggen”衍生而来,意为“乞求”。

释义

n. 乞丐;穷人;家伙 vt. 使贫穷;使沦为乞丐 [ 复数 beggars 第三人称单数 beggars 现在分词 beggaring 过去式 beggared 过去分词 beggared ]

例句

He tossed a penny to the beggar.
他扔给乞丐一便士。
A beggar came up to us and ask for money.
一个乞丐走过来向我们要钱。
If no one helps him, he may end up being a beggar.
如果没有人帮助他,他最终可能会成为一个乞丐。

强化记忆

你可以通过记住"beggar"和“beg”(乞求)的相似性来记住这个词。画出一个图像:一个乞丐(beggar)在乞求(beg)食物。"beggar"这个词源于中古英语的“beggere”,最初用来描述那些无家可归,依靠社会慈善生活的人。

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a simple meal and a bed of straw.Her guest was no ordinary beggar.She was Isis, the most powerful goddess in Egypt.
(Applause)Not expect, but as the blind beggar,we continue to plead for assistance to achieve a better livelihood,
When Bai Su Zhen was a small snake,a beggar was about to kill her,but a kind passerby rescued her.
(The Swamp Dwellers)。"The Swamp Dwellers" are about a blind beggarwho attempts to buy a piece of swampland
and begged for food and forgiveness.For this reason, the supreme deity is sometimes portrayed as a poor beggarat the mercy of Annapurna;
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