beggar
noun[C]
uk/ˈbeɡ.ər/us/ˈbeɡ.ɚ/apoorpersonwholivesbyaskingothersformoneyorfood
乞丐,叫花子UKinformal
aperson,especiallywhen you areexpressinganopinionabout something that they have done, or that hashappenedto them:
家伙You'vewonagain, youluckybeggar.你又赢了,你这个幸运的家伙!
Thosechildrenhave beenrunningabout in myrosegardenagain, the little beggars(=annoyingpeople)!那些孩子又在我的玫瑰园里到处乱跑,真是些淘气的小家伙!
People in general
- bird
- bod
- body
- coot
- devil
- fellow man/men
- figure
- folk
- guy
- loiterer
- lubber
- mankind
- party
- peeps
- person
- person of interest
- rogue
- sod
- stiff
- vessel
Idiom
beggars can't be choosers
beggar
verb[T]
literaryuk/ˈbeɡ.ər/us/ˈbeɡ.ɚ/to make apersonororganization, etc.extremelypoor
使(人或组织等)极度贫穷Idiom
beggar belief/description