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

• 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。
• Isn't China an underdeveloped country?
  中国不是一个落后的国家吗？
• 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。
• The capital markets are still underdeveloped.
  中国的资本市场仍不发达。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 the lesson of Asia is that financial markets can remain underdeveloped as well.
  而亚洲的教训是金融市场可能仍不发达。
• 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？