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underprivileged

/uhn-der-priv-uh-lijd, -priv-lijd/US // ˈʌn dərˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, -ˈprɪv lɪdʒd //UK // (ˌʌndəˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd) //

弱势,弱势群体,贫困,贫穷的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.

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Examples

  • There are millions of eager, young college graduates right now that would jump at the chance to make a difference in the world by mentoring underprivileged students—especially if they can get paid for their work.

  • For Goldberg in particular, he recognizes that with each visit and mentorship with underprivileged kids that his nonprofit facilitates, he has grown on a personal and professional level.

  • He also co-founded a nonprofit, Lincoln Hills Cares, that provides outdoor opportunities for Colorado’s underprivileged youth.

  • Climate justice is a term and a movement that acknowledges the negative social, economic and public health effects of climate change on underprivileged populations.

  • The agency is doling out $20 billion to Internet service providers who can connect customers in rural and underprivileged areas.

  • Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.

  • I saw personally, firsthand, what drug use and drug abuse is doing to an underprivileged population.

  • But the first time I remember was at Sussex Camp for Underprivileged Jewish Children.

  • Collecting donations for the underprivileged chimpanzees of the Congo.

  • A new report shows underprivileged children who get to eat at school each morning perform better academically and even afterward.

  • I never met the Baron, but I want the public to know what great work he did for an underprivileged group.

  • Do you recall that in 1949 you were a leader and counselor to underprivileged children, a children's club group in Columbus, Ohio?

  • It was exactly as you have described it, a group of underprivileged children.

  • The rude forefathers are not primarily presented as underprivileged.

  • There was the day he went upstate on an outing for underprivileged boys and went fishing for the first time.