HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 시즌 1
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beggar
/ˈbɛɡər/B2
使穷困 / 使赤贫 (v.)
熟词生义。大家熟悉名词「乞丐」，但这里用作动词，表示「使……变得一贫如洗」。常见搭配还有 `beggar belief`（令人无法置信）。
in the Stepstones, Your Grace.
If those shipping lanes should fall, it will beggar our ports.
The crown has heard your report, Lord Corlys,