英语释义

• an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

片语

The Poorhouse贫民院义卖会

poorhouse detail救济院

asylum infirmary poorhouse xenodochium救济院

asylum庇护；收容所，救济院

The Poorhouse FairThe Poorhouse Fair (1959) was the first novel by the American author John Updike. A second edition (New York : Knopf, 1977) included an introduction by the author and was slightly revised.

xenodochium救济院；古时款待外人之旅馆

英汉例句

• more recent u.s. presidents have been far from the poorhouse but, in our judgment, were not among the top 10 while in office.

  按照我们的判断，许多近代的美国总统不算是穷苦出身，但也不能跻身总统财富榜的前十位。

• the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the poorhouse as brightly as from the rich mans「s house;

  反射在救济院窗上的夕阳，跟富人家窗上的一样光亮；

• the merricks took her out of the poorhouse years ago; and if her loyalty would let her, i guess the poor old thing could tell tales that would curdle your blood.

  他出来时说，“梅里克家多年前把她从贫民院里接出来；要不是怕坏了主人家的名声，那可怜的人儿讲出来的事儿，我猜，会吓得你灵魂出窍。

• in the xix century the event got out of hand more than once and as a result the handout was first moved from the church to the poorhouse and later still to the old workhouse.

  在十九世纪慈善会数次失控，因此派发食物的地点从教堂搬到了济贫院，后来也一直在老济贫院举行。

• the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the poorhouse as brightly as from the rich man」s house;

  反射在救济院窗上的夕阳，跟富人家窗上的一样光亮；

• being the first novel in his literary career, the poorhouse fair , in spite of its immature writing technique, has laid foundation for updike「s religious theme in his future creation.

  《贫民院集市》是厄普代克创作生涯中的第一部小说，虽然写作技巧上不如以后的作品成熟，但它却奠定了厄普代克以后的宗教创作主题。

• don」t go overboard or you may end up in the poorhouse overspending to impress someone who may only be around for a short time.

  不要过分狂热，否则你只会让对你印象良好的异性很快地离你而去。

• you many perhaps have some pleasant , thrilling , glorious hours , even in a poorhouse .

  甚至在一个救济院里，你也可能有一些愉快、兴奋、光荣的时候。

• ennis: i don「t need your money, huh? you know, i ain」t in the poorhouse .

  恩尼斯：我不需要你的钱，你知道，我是不是在济贫院。

• you may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse .

  即便你在一所救济院，你也可能得到一些令人愉快的，令人兴奋的，极好的时光。