disadvantaged

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1 DISADVANTAGEhaving social problems, such as a lack of money or education, which make it difficult for you to succeed 社会地位低下的，处于弱势地位的〔如贫穷或教育程度低下等〕

disadvantaged areas of the city

城市贫困地区

► see thesaurus at poor

2 the disadvantaged [plural] people who are disadvantaged 社会地位低下者，弱势群体

health programs for the disadvantaged

针对弱势群体的医疗保健计划

Examples from the Corpus

the disadvantaged• In a letter to his clients, Romer told them he had given their money to the disadvantaged.

Examples from the Corpus

disadvantaged• Whatever the level of national economic success, certain areas will remain disadvantaged.• Quinn argued that an increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.• The club runs programs for disadvantaged children in the inner city areas.• Improved nutrition will help disadvantaged children perform better in school.• This would concentrate finance on infrastructural improvement projects, especially those which benefited the most disadvantaged groups.• The university has announced plans to increase the number of students from minority and disadvantaged groups.• Once again the disadvantaged have their disadvantage confirmed.• Booth invented schemes to help the disadvantaged in the community.• While at Stanford, Wender interned for various community organizations and realized there were few services solely for disadvantaged or in-crisis children.• He speaks on behalf of millions of poor and disadvantaged people who have too few advocates.• Many disadvantaged people will find an outlet for their abilities through whatever channels remain open.• The Engineering School had an extensive program of its own for disadvantaged students.

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BNC: 8816 COCA: 8915

disadvantaged

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB

VERBS

➤be處於弱勢

▸➤become變得處於不利地位

ADVERB

➤extremely, very處於極其不利的地位；非常貧困

▸➤seriously, severely (especially BrE) 處於十分不利的地位

▸➤slightly稍微處於不利地位

▸➤economically, educationally, financially, materially, socially, socio-economically經濟上困難；教育程度低；財務狀況欠佳；物質上匱乏；社會地位低下；社會經濟地位低下

BNC: 8816 COCA: 8915

disadvantaged adj.
⇨ poor 1

BNC: 8816 COCA: 8915

disadvantaged

In a difficult situation: pressed, oppressed, deadlocked...