Third World

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美 [θɜːrd wɜːrld]

n.  第三世界

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牛津词典

noun

• 第三世界
  a way of referring to the poor or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, which is sometimes considered offensive
  1. the causes of poverty and injustice in the Third World
     第三世界贫穷和不公正的原因
  2. Third-World debt
     第三世界债务

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 第三世界;第三世界国家
  The countries of Africa, Asia, and South America are sometimes referred to all together asthe Third World, especially those parts that are poor, do not have much power, and are not considered to be highly developed.
  1. ...development in the Third World.
     第三世界的发展
  2. ...Third World debt.
     第三世界国家的债务

双语例句

• In many Third World regions land reform remains a prerequisite for development.
  在许多第三世界国家中土地改革仍然是经济发展的一个先决条件。
• In a hard-hitting speech to the IMF, he urged third world countries to undertake sweeping reforms.
  在向国际货币基金组织所作的一次言辞激烈的演讲中，他敦促第三世界国家实行彻底改革。
• The salient feature of the third world was that it wanted economic and political clout.
  第三世界的突出特点便是希望拥有政治和经济影响力。
• A new third world, in which to redeem the sins of the west.
  一个第三世界国家，西方想赎回他们的罪。
• China is a country belonging to the third world.
  中国是属于第三世界的一个国家。
• As part of the research and development strategy, the CEO travels to a Third World nation.
  为了研究发展的策略，这总裁旅行到一个第三世界的国家。
• 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand
  “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
• The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt
  坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
• China is a developing socialist country belonging to the third world.
  中国是一个发展中的属于第三世界的社会主义国家。
• The Third World member countries in the United Nations have increased.
  在联合国中，第三世界的成员增加了。