dirt-poor

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. In a condition of extreme poverty. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — In recent months, the dirt-poor peasants of Honduras have invaded farms and blockaded bridges to force the government to fulfill its promises.

词形变化

dirt poor alternative

词源

An inversion of the earlier poor as dirt (compare whip-smart or smart as a whip).
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