underprivileged

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ Underprivileged people have less money and fewer possessions and opportunities than other people in their society. 贫穷的; 缺少机遇的[usu ADJ n]
...helping underprivileged children to learn to read. ...帮助穷困的孩子学习阅读。
2. N-PLURAL The underprivileged are people who are underprivileged. 贫穷的人; 缺乏机遇的人['the' N]
...government plans to make more jobs available to the underprivileged. ...政府计划为贫困的人提供更多的工作。