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

• 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。
• China is a country belonging to the third world.
  中国是属于第三世界的一个国家。
• 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。
• This is in the common interest of the third world.
  这是第三世界的共同利益。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。