underprivileged

1. ADJ Underprivileged people have less money and fewer possessions and opportunities than other people in their society. 貧窮的; 缺少機(jī)遇的[usu ADJ n]

...helping underprivileged children to learn to read. ...幫助窮困的孩子學(xué)習(xí)閱讀。

2. N-PLURAL The underprivileged are people who are underprivileged. 貧窮的人; 缺乏機(jī)遇的人['the' N]

...government plans to make more jobs available to the underprivileged. ...政府計(jì)劃為貧困的人提供更多的工作。