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

• At the same time, the so-called Third World of developing nations tested our intellectual and political understanding.
  与此同时，由发展中国家组成的所谓第三世界也在考验我们理智上和政治上的领悟力。
• 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；
• 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。
• There is no conflict of fundamental interests among the third world countries.
  第三世界国家之间没有根本的利害冲突。
• 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。
• The West exported capital and manufactures to the third world.
  西方国家向第三世界输出资本和产品。
• 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。
• 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand
  “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
• China belongs to the third world.
  中国属于第三世界。
• 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？