名詞 beggar:

1. a pauper who lives by begging
   同義詞：mendicant

動(dòng)詞 beggar:

1. be beyond the resources of
2. reduce to beggary
   同義詞：pauperize, pauperise

1. The beggar shivered in his scanty clothes.
   乞丐穿著單薄，凍得發(fā)抖。
2. The beggar spun a long yarn about his misfortunes.
   那個(gè)乞丐編造了一大篇自己如何遭遇不幸的故事。
3. The beggar fell down in a swoon from sheer hunger.
   那個(gè)乞丐餓得暈倒了。
4. The beggar dressed in rags.
   這個(gè)乞丐衣衫襤褸。
5. They were beggared by trying to pay for their son's education.
   為付兒子的教育費(fèi)用，他們變窮了。

beg.gar

n.（名詞）
One who solicits alms for a living.
乞丐：為了生活乞求救濟(jì)品的人
An impoverished person; a pauper.
窮人：貧困的人；貧民
Informal A man or a boy.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 男人，男孩
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
beg.gared,beg.gar.ing,beg.gars
To make a beggar of; impoverish.
使成為乞丐；使窮困
To exceed the limits, resources, or capabilities of:
超過(guò)…的限度、資源或能力：
例句：
beauty that beggars description.
無(wú)法描繪的美麗

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French begart
源自 古法語(yǔ) begart
ultimately from Middle Dutch beggaert [one who rattles off prayers]
最終源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ) beggaert [飛快說(shuō)出乞求的人]