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

• The relatively underdeveloped banking system would only partly mitigate the blow to the weakened economy.
  相对不发达的银行体系只会部分减轻对疲软经济的打击。
• His theory was inapplicable to many underdeveloped economies.
  他的理论对很多欠发达经济体都不适用。
• 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。
• Buying underdeveloped and foreclosed real estate then developing and selling it is an example of real estate investment.
  买不发达和在外房地产，然后开始开发和销售，这是一个例子，房地产开发投资。
• Isn't China an underdeveloped country?
  中国不是一个落后的国家吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• Underdeveloped capital markets in Asia impede the efficient use of domestic savings.
  亚洲有欠发展的资本市场，妨碍了国内储蓄的有效利用。
• But a lot of other rural areas are still underdeveloped. why's that?
  但其他好多农村地区仍不发达。为什么会这样呢？
• Many underdeveloped countries own their natural resources.
  许多不发达国家都拥有自然资源。