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the poverty lineBrE /ðə ˈpɒvəti laɪn/NAmE /ðə ˈpɑːvərti laɪn/ (also the ˈpoverty level especially in US ) noun [sing.] the official level of income that is necessary to be able to buy the basic things you need such as food and clothes and to pay for somewhere to live 贫困线（政府规定维持最低生活水平所需的收入标准）◆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。 |