rough sleeping
noun[U]
UKuk/ˌrʌf ˈsliː.pɪŋ/us/ˌrʌf ˈsliː.pɪŋ/theproblemofpeoplesleepingon thestreetsbecause they have nohome:
露宿街头The Government isspendingabout £100 milliontacklingtheproblemofroughsleepinginourcities.政府投入约1亿英镑来解决我们的城市中的露宿问题。
Begging androughsleepingarecloselyrelatedactivities.乞讨和露宿密切相关。
- Thelevelsofroughsleepingaround thecountryaresteadilyincreasing.
- Roughsleepingis asymptomof anetworkofproblems, such asfailingsin theprisonandcareservices.
- Roughsleepingrendersthose who do itvulnerabletocrime,drugs,alcoholandillness.
Homelessness
- bag lady
- be of/have no fixed abode/addressidiom
- couchsurfing
- derelict
- displace
- doss
- hobo
- homeless
- homelessness
- hostel
- housing benefit
- mendicant
- sofa-surfing
- soup kitchen
- street
- street child
- street homeless
- tramp
- waif
- waifs and straysidiom