poorhouse
英 ['pɔːhaʊs; 'pʊəhaʊs]
美['pɔrhaʊs]
- n. 救济院
英英释义
- 1. an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
实用场景例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
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.
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英文词源
- poorhouse (n.)
- 1781, from poor (n.) + house (n.).
词态变化
复数: poorhouses;