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

• 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。
• China is a country belonging to the third world.
  中国是属于第三世界的一个国家。
• We are very pleased that third world countries have put forward the question of South-South cooperation.
  我们很高兴第三世界的国家提出南南合作问题。
• 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。
• In many Third World regions land reform remains a prerequisite for development.
  在许多第三世界国家中土地改革仍然是经济发展的一个先决条件。
• The salient feature of the third world was that it wanted economic and political clout.
  第三世界的突出特点便是希望拥有政治和经济影响力。
• China believes that there are rights and wrongs involved in the disputes between third world countries.
  中国认为第三世界国家的分歧是有是有非，有曲有直的。
• What is this third world nation bollocks?
  这是什么？是什么第三世界的胡说八道吗？
• This is in the common interest of the third world.
  这是第三世界的共同利益。
• 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。