他们陷入极端贫困的状态。They were reduced to extreme poverty.失业是贫困的主要原因。Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.他把拳击看作自己摆脱贫困的手段.He views boxing as his passport out of poverty....

“贫困的”的英语可以翻译为：impoverished，needy，poor，poorly off ...