穷
poor; exhausted; use up; thorough; extremely
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesadjective
poor; lacking money
Used to describe a lack of material wealth, opposite of 富.
Villagers in this mountain area live a very poor life.
We should help poor people get out of poverty.
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After years of hard work, he finally changed his family's situation of being penniless.
Children from poor families take on responsibilities earlier.
He was born in a remote poor village and succeeded through his own hard work.
adjective
exhausted; used up; end
formalDescribes something that has no limit or has been completely used up.
The mysteries of the universe are endless.
His inspiration seems to never be exhausted.
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The other side ran out of arguments in the debate and stopped refuting.
The war has reached its last gasp.
There are endless possibilities for this problem.
verb
use up; exhaust; expend
formalRefers to using all of something or expending great effort.
The aggressors exhausted their troops and waged reckless war, and finally met resistance.
He strained his eyes to look far away, hoping to see the direction of his hometown.
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He went to great lengths to collect materials for the project.
This fire exhausted our fire fighting resources.
She spent her entire life researching ancient literature.
verb
thoroughly investigate; pursue to the end
Used for in-depth investigation or relentless pursuit of a target.
The police decided to thoroughly investigate the truth of this case.
The teacher asked us to get to the root of this problem.
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Reporters relentlessly pursued this story and exposed many inside stories.
He dug deep and finally found the answer to the problem.
Don't pester other people's privacy, it's very impolite.
adjective
extremely; to the extreme
formalUsed to emphasize an extreme degree of a negative trait.
This criminal is extremely vicious and must be severely punished.
Some billionaires lead extremely extravagant lives.
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He doted on his child to an extreme degree, which caused many problems.
The prices at this restaurant are extremely expensive, ordinary people can't afford them at all.
He was once extremely poor, so he values money格外 much.
adverb
unnecessarily; over-
informalUsed in spoken informal contexts to criticize excessive or unnecessary behavior.
There's no need to be overly particular about a wedding; practicality is most important.
Stop messing around all day and get down to work.
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A few young people were having unnecessary fun at the bar and drank a lot.
He is always overly particular about clothes and spent a lot of unnecessary money.
Don't abuse your body, being sick is no fun.