poor
貧窮的，拮據的
Those women are from dirt poor families.
那些女性來自貧困家庭。
dirt poor= extremely poor
極度貧窮的，極貧困的

badly off
窮困的，拮據的
We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a luxury trip like that.
我們不是那么窮，但是我們負擔不起一次這么奢侈的旅行。
比較級：worse off / worst off
反義：well off（比較級：better off）
a well-off family
富裕家庭
She's much better off than me.
她比我有錢多了。

make both ends meet
勉強維持生計
Many entry-level employees struggle to make both ends meet.
很多出入職場的員工只能勉強維持開銷。

poverty
n.貧窮，貧困
Many people live in poverty.
許多人生活于貧困之中。

poverty line
貧困線
My family were living below the poverty line when I was little.
我很小的時候，我們家生活在貧困線以下。
In China, most people born in the 1950s were living below the poverty line.
在中國，大多數1950年代出生的人以前都生活在貧困線以下。

poverty-stricken
一貧如洗的
poverty-stricken families
一貧如洗的家庭

have seen / known better days
窮困潦倒，曾經輝煌
The restaurant has seen better days！
這個飯店曾經生意很好。