不同程度的「穷」英文怎么说？可别只会用 poor 表达！

“穷”是一种病啊，你知道不同程度的穷怎么说吗？

poor

贫穷的，拮据的

dirt poor= extremely poor
极度贫穷的，极贫困的

既可以形容人，

也可以用来形容某个地方很穷。

"穷到吃土”就是这个意思了。

Those women are from dirt poor families.
那些女性来自贫困家庭。

That actress may be wealthy now, but she was dirt-poor as a child.

那位女演员现在可能很富有，但她小时候却一贫如洗。

badly off

穷困的，拮据的

We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a luxury trip like that.
我们不是那么穷，但是我们负担不起一次这么奢侈的旅行。

比较级：worse off / worst off
反义：well off（比较级：better off）

a well-off family
富裕家庭
She's much better off than me.
她比我有钱多了。

make both ends meet
勉强维持生计

Many entry-level employees struggle to make both ends meet.
很多初入职场的员工只能勉强维持开销。

With the high cost of living, it's tough to make ends meet.

因为生活成本太高了，我们有点入不敷出。

We are in a lot of debt，but we are still managing to make ends meet.

虽然我们背了很多贷款，但是我们生活还过得去。

poverty
n.贫穷，贫困

Many people live in poverty.
许多人生活于贫困之中。
poverty line
贫困线

My family were living below the poverty line when I was little.
我很小的时候，我们家生活在贫困线以下。
In China, most people born in the 1950s were living below the poverty line.
在中国，大多数1950年代出生的人以前都生活在贫困线以下。
poverty-stricken
一贫如洗的
poverty-stricken families
一贫如洗的家庭

have seen / known better days
穷困潦倒，曾经辉煌

The restaurant has seen better days.
这个饭店曾经生意很好。

be flat broke

非常穷

flat=dead=so=very

很/非常

broke [brok] adj. 没钱; 囊中羞涩; 破产

broke 表示：“一文不名、破产的" (completely run out of money)，也是大家所熟知的最高频率的常见用法。

I'm broke.

我穷到破产。

Can I borrow 10 dollars?I'm broke until payday.

能借我10美元吗？我一个子儿也没有，有等发工资了。

Have you ever seen the<2 Broken Girls>, I am as broke as Max right now.

你看过《破产姐妹》吗？现在的我跟Max一样穷。

not have a bean

bean [bin]

n. 豆; 菜豆; 豆荚; 豆科植物;

v. 击中(某人)头部

但在这里可不是豆子的意思，也不是击中、敲中的意思，而是指毫无价值的东西。

I don't have a bean.

我连一个子儿都没了。

(形容一毛钱都没有)

It doesn't cost a bean.

这一分钱也不用花。

hand to mouth

[hnd t maθ]

n. 勉强糊口

人在特别饿的时候，但凡有食物在眼前，手一抓就往嘴里送

live from hand to mouth来形容一种状态，表示“生活窘困，日子过得紧巴巴”

I live from hand to mouth.

穷到勉强能吃上饭。

We lived from hand to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from.

我们日子过得紧紧巴巴的，从来是吃了上顿没下顿。

更多英文句型表达

My pockets are empty.

我的口袋空空，没钱。

(穷的委婉说法)

I'm flatter than a pancake.

我比煎饼还平。(字面意思)

形容一个人真的很穷。(习语)

I don't have a dollar to my name.

我的名下一美金都没有。

(a dollar可以替换成a penny 便士 / a cent 分)

I'm penniless.

我分无分文。

I'm as poor as a church mouse.

我一贫如洗。

I've maxed out my credit card.

我已经刷爆了信用卡。

超过5美分的活动别找我！

Count me out if the activity costs over 5 cents.

控制欲望，从我做起~

I will control myself and not shop too much.

新晋贫穷大赛形象代言人

I'm the poster child for the broke person's competition.

.大家走路都小心点儿，别踩着我要吃的土了~

Be careful not to step on the soil that I'm going to eat.

. 犹豫就会败北，不犹豫就败家！

If you hesitate, you will miss out on deals. If you're decisive, you will overspend.