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单词 down-and-out
释义
down-and-out
adjective
uk
/ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/us
/ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/
C2
having noluck, nomoney, and noopportunities:
穷困潦倒的；时运不济的
a down-and-outloser穷困潦倒的失败者
Nobodylovesyou when you're down and out.你穷困潦倒的时候没人喜欢你。
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down-and-out
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/us
/ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/
apersonwho has nomoneyand nohome:
穷困潦倒的流浪汉
I was never a down-and-out, but it didstarttolookthat way.
Down-and-outswarmedthemselves atbonfireson thelorrypark.
More examples
  • Hestoppedto give a down-and-out somedosh.
  • She hadspentsometimewith the down-and-outs in London.
  • As ayoungman hedressedas a down-and-out andtrampedthestreetsofParisand London.
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  • bag lady
  • be of/have no fixed abode/addressidiom
  • couchsurfing
  • derelict
  • displace
  • doss
  • hobo
  • homelessness
  • hostel
  • housing benefit
  • mendicant
  • on the streetsidiom
  • sofa-surfing
  • soup kitchen
  • street
  • street child
  • street homeless
  • tramp
  • waif
  • waifs and straysidiom
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(Definition ofdown-and-outfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
down-and-out
adjective
uk
/ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/us
/ˌdaʊn.əˈnaʊt/
C2
having noluck, nomoney, and noopportunities
穷困潦倒的；时运不济的
a down-and-outloser穷困潦倒的失败者
Nobodylovesyou when you're down and out.你穷困潦倒的时候没人喜欢你。

down-and-out

noun[C]UKuk
us
apersonwho has nomoneyand nohome
穷困潦倒的流浪汉

Examplesofdown-and-out

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That is no indication of a derelict anddown-and-outcommunity.
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A walk-in advisory service is sometimes preferred by the drunkendown-and-outvagrants who are but a small proportion of the total of our alcoholics.
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That man was as neardown-and-outas makes no difference.
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I saw thedown-and-outminer, who might have saved a little and whose income had to be taken into account.
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But let us not regard the railways, because of the financial problems which confront them, as an inefficient anddown-and-outindustry.
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If we have millions of pounds to spend, should we not think of spending them on the poor and thedown-and-outin this country?
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They are going to take from thedown-and-out.
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If we increased the amount of coins in the pocket of adown-and-out, his expenditure would increase to his new limit.
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He mentioned that when people aredown-and-outtheir relatives look after them.
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A large number of voluntary organisations throughout the nation are giving shelter, care and affection to thedown-and-out, the alcoholic, the drug addict and the mentally disturbed.
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If he is young and comparatively inexperienced, almost every poordown-and-outman that he meets in the street will be looked upon by him as a potential criminal.
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The film revolves around adown-and-outmusic promoter who inadvertently becomes a successful professional wrestling manager.
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The movie is basically a film noir, where a self-destructive,down-and-outinvestigator takes on a case that may be more than he can handle.
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At the same time, they agreed she had an evil side brought on by the stress of caring for herdown-and-outtenants.
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It describes the life of a number ofdown-and-outmen who belong to the artistic circles of the city.
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