plural beggars
plural beggars
Learner's definition of BEGGAR
[count]
1
: a person who lives by begging for money, food, etc.乞丐;叫花子
2
British, informal : a person who is regarded as lucky, unlucky, lazy, etc.家伙
beggars can't be choosers
◊ The saying beggars can't be choosers means that people who need something must be satisfied with whatever they get even if it is not exactly what they wanted.要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦
2 beggar /ˈbɛgɚ/ verb
beggars; beggared; beggaring
beggars; beggared; beggaring
Learner's definition of BEGGAR
[+ object]
1
formal : to make (someone or something) very poor使贫穷;使匮乏 2
chiefly British —
used in the phrases beggar belief and beggar description to talk about something that is very difficult to believe or describe难以相信;无法形容