音标:[ɑ:mz] ;
n. 施舍, 救济金, 救济品
n. money or goods contributed to the poor
词型变化:名词复数形式 : almss
考试类型:[GRE]
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alms的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. My unemployment alms was expiration.我的失业救济金满期了。
  2. A person may also give as much as he or she pleases as voluntary alms or charity.一个人可以尽其所能地义务捐献救济金或慈善捐款。
  3. He gave alms to beggars in the street.他给街上的乞丐一些施舍。
  4. He thinks it's a shame to beg others for alms.他认为向他人乞求救济是耻辱。

词汇搭配

  • alms giving布施
  • alms house贫民院, 救济院...

经典引文

  • A Beggar Man that had asked an Alms of him.

    出自:Addison
  • Her nuns lived entirely upon alms.

    出自:W. S. Maugham
  • This chance-come outcast had Asked for alms a crust of bread.

    出自:W. de la Mare
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