كيف تنطق "poorhouse"
word
ˈpuɹˌhaʊs
POOR-hows
pˈɔːhaʊs
PAW-hows
التعريف
A poorhouse is a building where very poor people used to live and receive basic care when they had nowhere else to go. Poorhouses were mostly used in the past, especially in Britain and the United States.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈpuɹˌhaʊs
الإنجليزية البريطانية
pˈɔːhaʊs
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
POOR-hows
بريطاني
PAW-hows
استمع في السياق
In the 1800s, many people lived in the poorhouse.
The town built a poorhouse for those without homes.
Children sometimes lived in the poorhouse with their families.
If we keep spending like this, we'll end up in the poorhouse!