underprivileged

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

...helping underprivileged children to learn to read. ...幫助窮睏的孩子學習閲讀。

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

...government plans to make more jobs available to the underprivileged. ...政府計劃爲貧睏的人提供更多的工作。