单词dirt-poor
adj.: 很穷的
网络: 非常穷困的；赤贫的；极贫困的
极贫困的；极贫穷的:
extremely poor
很穷的
IT MAY be a small, dirt-poor tropical country but Ronald Reagan once saw Nicaragua as a potentially "mortal threat" to the United States.
在一般人眼里，尼加拉瓜只是个又小，又极度贫困的热带国家。然而罗纳德·里根却一度视其为美国潜在的致命威胁。
Free-wheeling, dirt-poor entrepreneurs might have made America great.
一贫如洗、率性而为的创业者，也许成就了美国的伟大。
These people were dirt-poor by western standards, with no running water or electricity or any other modern convenience.
用西方社会的生活标准来衡量的话，这些人极为贫困，没有自来水，居住地不通电，没有任何的现代化生活设施。
But it came with a price because when he was drinking, we had jobs and money. When he quit, we traded alcoholism for being dirt-poor.
但是这有一定的代价：因为当他饮酒的时候，我们有工作和工钱。当他戒酒了，我们就只有借酒消愁穷困潦倒了。
The two kidnappers were dirt poor and had no experience, so they were quickly arrested by the police.
两个绑架者身无分文又毫无经验，所以很快就被警察捉拿归案。
My parents also grew up in dirt-poor poverty even after things "recovered".
我父母也是在极度贫困的时候成长起来的，即使事情都已经“好起来了”。
They"re known as "ants, " for their willingness to work, their dirt-poor living conditions, and the seeming futility of their efforts.
他们被称作“蚁族”，因为他们乐于勤奋工作，但生活条件却很差，而且努力往往收效甚微。
To understand why wealthy people differ from well-fed animals, imagine yourself a dirt-poor (male) peasant 50 years ago.
想要知道富足的人与饱食的动物的区别，那么首先请把你想象为50年前的一位男子农夫吧。
I grew up dirt-poor in the middle of West Virginia on my grandparents" stories of the Great Depression.
我长在一贫如洗的西弗吉尼亚州中部，长在祖父母的大萧条故事里。
But the economic growth has been uneven, leaving the countryside, where the majority of the population lives, dirt poor.
但柬埔寨的经济增长一直不均衡，该国大部分人口生活在乡村，那里依旧赤贫。