beggarest
['beg?]
n.
乞丐,行乞者,叫花子
貧民,窮人,窮光蛋
募捐者
[口語]積極分子;能手(for)
[口語]人,家伙[戲謔語或帶感情色彩用語]
vt.
使淪為乞丐;使貧窮:
The family had been beggared by the war.
戰(zhàn)爭使這家人淪為乞丐。
使成無用;難以作…;使落空,使不足,使不能;勝過,超過,超越:
His hat was so funny it beggars description.
他的帽子如此逗人,用筆墨難以形容。
短語:
Beggars must (或 should) not(或 cannot) be choosers.
[諺語]要飯的哪能挑肥揀瘦。(或:受惠于人,不能挑肥揀瘦。饑不擇食。)
Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil.
[諺語]乞丐一發(fā)財(cái)就得意忘形(或忘乎所以)。