beggar
- n. 乞丐;窮人;家伙
- vt. 使貧窮;使淪為乞丐
詞組搭配
beggar belief (或 description)
be too extraordinary to be believed or described
(因十分異乎尋常而令人)難以置信(或難以形容)
beggars can't be choosers
(proverb)people with no other options must be content with what is offered
(諺)要飯的哪能挑肥揀瘦;沒(méi)有選擇權(quán)就只好滿足于能得到的東西
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the De
(proverb)someone unaccustomed to power or luxury will abuse or be corrupted by it
(諺)長(zhǎng)期掌權(quán)者必濫用權(quán)力;習(xí)慣于奢靡生活者必腐化