1·The poverty of her childhood stands in total contrast to her life in Hollywood.
她孩提时的贫困处境与她在好莱坞的生活有着天壤之别。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The poverty map has changed.
贫困地图已然发生变化。
3·Most of the people live well below the poverty level.
大多数人生活在贫困线以下。
4·Feelings of hopelessness among medieval workers trapped in the poverty cycle gradually lessened as it became possible for women's labor to supplement a family's money income by more than pennies.
受困于贫穷周期的中世纪工人的绝望情绪逐渐减轻，因为妇女的劳动可以为家庭的金钱收入补贴几便士。
5·Thirteen percent of the population live below the poverty line.
该地13%的人口生活在贫困线之下。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line.
三分之一的人口生活在贫困线或以下。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.
我们的城市中贫民的苦况是现代社会的一大败象。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
这些贫困数字无疑是令总统难堪的一件事。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·Were the government to use a multiplier of five instead of three, the proportion of Americans below the poverty line would rise to more than 24 percent.
如果政府用5而不是3做乘数，那美国的贫困人口比例将会上升到24%以上。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·The poverty rate among women in the US rose to 14.5% last year.
去年美国女性的贫困率上升到14.5%。