underdeveloped

英 [ˌʌndədɪˈveləpt]

美 [ˌʌndərdɪˈveləpt]

adj.  工业不发达的; 生活水平低的; 低度开发的
v.  （使）显影不足的; （使）发展不完全
underdevelop的过去分词和过去式

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.19405 / COCA.16686

牛津词典

adj.

• 工业不发达的；生活水平低的；低度开发的
  having few industries and a low standard of living

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （国家或地区）不发达的，欠发达的，经济落后的
  Anunderdevelopedcountry or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. Some people dislike this term and prefer to usedeveloping.
  1. Underdeveloped countries should be assisted by allowing them access to modern technology.
     应该通过提供现代技术来帮助不发达国家。
  2. ...public-health problems in the underdeveloped world.
     不发达国家的公共卫生问题

英英释义

adj

• relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
  Synonym:developing
• not yet fully developed

双语例句

• But China's insular financial system has also kept it underdeveloped.
  但是，中国金融系统的封闭性也导致它不够发达。
• Underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively; neutral in the East-West alignment.
  亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲不发达国家和发展中国家的总称；东西联盟的中立国家。
• "developed and underdeveloped,"" First World and Third World" to history, but it is still a "Them and Us" world.
  我们可以把“北方和南方”、“发达和不发达”、“第一世界和第三世界”这些标签还给历史了，但这仍然是一个“她们与我们”的世界。
• First, most underdeveloped countries have only inadequate surveys of their natural resources.
  第一，大多数不发达国家对其自然资源只作了不充分的勘探。
• The capital markets are still underdeveloped.
  中国的资本市场仍不发达。
• Many underdeveloped countries own their natural resources.
  许多不发达国家都拥有自然资源。
• Underdeveloped countries can benefit from the globalization process of intellectual property as well.
  在知识产权全球化进程中，后发展国家可从中分享利益。
• Isn't China an underdeveloped country?
  中国不是一个落后的国家吗？
• We have suddenly become an insular people, unconcerned with the underdeveloped countries.
  我们突然变成了对于不发达国家漠不关心的与世隔绝的民族了。
• I had a very underdeveloped appreciation of music and the theatre as a child.
  我在孩提时对音乐和戏剧的鉴赏力很低。