Third World

英 [θɜːd wɜːld]

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

• The West has artificially depressed the market for third world commodities.
  西方国家已人为地抑制了对第三世界商品的需求量。
• 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。
• 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。
• Pollution, violence, and poverty characterize many Third World cities.
  污染、暴力和贫穷成了许多第三世界城市的特征。
• Many of the so-called Western economic models and theories are inappropriate for the study of Third World development.
  许多所谓西方经济模式和理论不适用于研究第三世界的发展。
• We must help the people in Third World countries.
  我们一定要帮助第三世界国家的人们。
• Both our countries belong to the Third World.
  我们两国同属第三世界。
• 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。
• We are very pleased that third world countries have put forward the question of South-South cooperation.
  我们很高兴第三世界的国家提出南南合作问题。
• What is this third world nation bollocks?
  这是什么？是什么第三世界的胡说八道吗？