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

• This division of the world into the developed and underdeveloped nations is too simple.
  把世界划分为发达国家和不发达国家过于简单化了。
• 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？
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ours is a culturally underdeveloped country.
  我们的国家是一个文化不发达的国家。
• The project will encompass rural and underdeveloped areas in China.
  这项工程将覆盖中国的农村和不发达地区。
• Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries.
  在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。
• He does not experience a voice change, his sex organs remain underdeveloped, and he remains infertile.
  他不会有变声过程，其性器官维持幼稚状态，而且没有生育能力。
• China's financial markets are still underdeveloped and inefficient.
  中国的金融市场仍然不够发达，效率低下。