| [/ˈbegə(r); ˋbɛɡɚ/] n 用法:
1 person who lives by begging; very poor person 乞丐; 很穷的人. 用法:
2 (infml) person; fellow 人; 家伙:
You lucky beggar! 你这幸运的家伙! *
The cheeky beggar! 不要脸的家伙! 用法:
3 (idm 习语) ,beggars can't be `choosers (infml saying 口, 谚) when you have no choice, you must be satisfied with what is available 叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦（无选择余地, 只好有什麽算什麽）; 饥不择食:
I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can't be choosers so I slept on the sofa. 我本想要张床, 但是叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦, 所以我就睡在沙发上了. beggar 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] make (sb/sth) poor; impoverish; ruin 使（某人[某事物]）穷, 贫困; 毁坏:
a nation beggaredby crippling taxes 困於苛捐杂税的国民. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) beggar de`scription be too extraordinary to describeadequately 难以形容:
a sunset which beggared description妙不可言的日落景象 *
His conduct is so bad it beggars (all) description. 他的品行之坏不可名状. |