poorhouse

英['pɔːhaʊs] 美['pɔːrhaʊs]
  • n. 救济院
  • =workhouse.
  • poor adj.可怜的；贫穷的；低劣的n.穷人
  • poorboy n.罗纹紧身运动衫(亦作poorboysweater)
  • poorhouse n.救济院=workhouse.
  • poorish adj.不大好的(不大充分的)
  • poorly adv.贫穷地；不充份地；贫乏地adj.身体不舒服的；心情恶劣的

详细释义

Noun:
  1. an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

双语例句

1. I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.
我确信自己已处在贫困的边缘，马上就要进济贫院了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. You may perhaps have some pleasant, drilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse.
甚至在一个济贫院里,你也还有愉快 、 兴 、 荣的时候.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. If we keep spending money like this,we'll end up in the poorhouse.
      如果我们一直像这样花钱，我们最终会进救济院的。

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