HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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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,
