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

• 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。
• This course explores how globalization impacts everyday life in the First and Third World;
  此课程探讨全球化如何影响第一和第三世界的日常生活；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。