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

• No I don't, mass third world immigration shows the contempt our government has for the British public.
  不，我不相信它。大量第三世界的移民到来，表明了我们政府对英国公众的蔑视。
• Then the educational system can actually perpetuate and even increase inequality in third world nations.
  那么，第三世界国家的教育体制在事实上就保持甚至加剧了不平等。
• Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been.
  很多第三世界国家仍和过去一样穷困。
• There is no conflict of fundamental interests among the third world countries.
  第三世界国家之间没有根本的利害冲突。
• 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。
• 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。
• The expansion of Western capitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.
  西方资本主义的扩张将第三世界并入了剥削性的世界体系中。
• We understand the circumstances in many countries, particularly in third world countries.
  我们对许多国家特别是第三世界国家的境遇也是理解的。
• What will be the real impact of the slowdown on third world countries?
  经济放缓对第三世界国家将有什么真正的影响？
• 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。