n.[U]

1. 贫穷，贫困
   His family lives below the poverty line.

   他的一家生活极端艰苦。

   He lived in poverty.

   他生活贫穷。

2. 贫乏，缺少[S1][（+of/in）]
   The article shows a poverty of imagination.

   这篇文章显得缺乏想像力。

   His later stories are not interesting because of their poverty of imagination.

   他后来写的故事因为缺乏想像力而枯燥乏味。

3. 不毛，贫瘠
4. 虚弱

n.

1. the state of being extremely poor.
   ▸the renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property as part of a religious vow.
2. the state of being insufficient in amount.