beggar

beggar — 名詞

IPA/ˈbeɡə(r)/
KK[bˈɛɡɚ]IPA/ˈbeɡər/
  • beggarsingular
  • beggarsplural

1. a very poor person who gets food or small amounts of money from strangers by ask

1.名詞B2
釋義

乞丐

靠乞討維生的窮人

a very poor person who gets food or small amounts of money from strangers by asking for help

例句

A beggar sat outside the station with a paper cup.

一名乞丐拿著紙杯坐在車站外。

beggar + sit outside [place]

Near the bridge, an old beggar asked tourists for bread.

在橋邊，一名老乞丐向觀光客討麵包。

ask somebody for food or money

常見搭配
  • street beggar
  • old beggar
  • blind beggar
  • beggar with a cup
  • give money to a beggar
同義詞
  • panhandler

    mainly American and usually means someone asking strangers in public for small amounts of money

  • mendicant

    formal and more likely in writing than in everyday speech

  • pauper

    means a very poor person, not necessarily someone asking in the street

文法句型

a beggar asks for money

a beggar in the street

give money to a beggar

用法筆記

Usually refers to someone living by asking strangers for food or money in public places. Distinguish from noun/2, which is an informal way to talk about a person and often follows an adjective.

常見錯誤

The beggar at the office asked me the time.
The man at the office asked me the time.
beggar should be used only when the person survives by asking for money or food.

2. a person, talked about with sympathy, envy, or annoyance, especially after an ad

2.名詞C2
釋義

傢伙

帶情緒地稱某個人

a person, talked about with sympathy, envy, or annoyance, especially after an adjective

例句

Poor beggar, Ken missed the last train home again.

Ken 這可憐傢伙，又錯過回家的末班車了。

adjective + beggar

Lucky beggar, Mia won backstage tickets on her first try.

Mia 這傢伙真走運，第一次試就抽到後台票。

常見搭配
  • poor beggar
  • lucky beggar
  • silly beggar
  • old beggar
同義詞
  • fellow

    similarly refers to a person, but it is less emotional

  • guy

    more neutral and common in general conversation

  • bloke

    British informal like this sense, but it does not itself suggest pity or envy

文法句型

poor beggar

lucky beggar

silly beggar

用法筆記

Usually follows an adjective such as poor, lucky, silly, or old, and it is mostly spoken and informal. Distinguish from noun/1, which means a person who lives by begging.

常見錯誤

My beggar is waiting outside.
My friend is waiting outside.' / 'Poor beggar, my friend is waiting outside.
this sense normally appears with an adjective and shows the speaker's feeling.
慣用語

beggars can't be choosers

idiom

used to say that when your options are very limited, you should accept what is offered instead of asking for better choices.

有得拿就別挑

The hostel room smelled damp, but beggars can't be choosers tonight.

Sam wanted sushi, yet with five dollars left, beggars can't be choosers.

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

idiom

used to say that simply wanting something will not make it happen unless you act.

光想沒用；空想不成真

You can dream about Paris all year, but if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Leo keeps talking about fame, but if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

beggars can’t be choosers

idiom

This means that when you have no other options, you must accept what is offered.

乞丐不能挑三揀四

Mina didn't like the blue shirt, but beggars can't be choosers.

I know the hotel is small, but beggars can't be choosers right now.

if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride

idiom

This means that simply wishing for something does not make it happen.

如果願望是馬，乞丐也能騎

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, but we need real money.

Diego dreamed of winning the lottery, but if wishes were horses, beggars might ride.

beggar — 動詞

IPA/ˈbeɡ.ər/
KK[bˈɛɡɚ]IPA/ˈbeɡ.ɚ/

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