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动词:beg(乞讨)
易混词辨析
beggar、beg、poor、homeless
1. beggar:名词 “乞丐;穷人”(如 “street beggar”“beggar for food”),指 “以乞讨为生的人”;
2. beg:动词 “乞讨;恳求”(如 “beg for money”“beg sb to stay”),beggar 的动词形式,“乞讨” 义对应 beggar;
3. poor:形容词 “贫穷的;可怜的”(如 “poor family”“poor child”),泛指 “经济困难的”,比 beggar 范围广(poor 人未必是 beggar);
4. homeless:形容词 “无家可归的”(如 “homeless people”“homeless shelter”),指 “没有住所的人”,部分 homeless 人可能是 beggar,但非全部。
习语积累
习语 n. beggars can't be choosers (saying) 要饭就不能嫌馊;给什么就得要什么 people say beggars can't be choosers when there is no choice and sb must be satisfied with what is available if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride (saying) 想有不见得就有;愿望不等于事实 wishing for sth does not make it happen v. beggar belief/description 难以相信;无法形容 to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe/describe It beggars belief how things could have got this bad. 真是难以置信,情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。