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

• Many underdeveloped countries own their natural resources.
  许多不发达国家都拥有自然资源。
• 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。
• The capital markets are still underdeveloped.
  中国的资本市场仍不发达。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• America is a developed country, in contrast, Mexico is economically underdeveloped.
  美国是一个发达国家，对比之下，墨西哥经济落后。
• In an underdeveloped financial system China has to do this by curbing banks 'ability to lend.
  由于金融系统尚不发达，中国必须通过控制银行贷款来达到上述目的。