乞讨

mendicant

mendicancy

cadge

mendicanay

thig

pling

beg

scrounge

bum

乞讨[qǐtǎo]

那个可怜的老人窝在角落已一整天了，向过路人乞讨着钱和食物。
The poor old man has been humped over the corner for a whole day, begging money and food from passers-by.

真让我吃惊，他竟堕落到沿街乞讨的地步。
I'm surprised that he descended to begging for his food.

这个无家可归的男孩靠乞讨和偷窃为生。
The homeless boy begs and thieves for a living.

等到他被迫向朋友乞讨时，他觉得自己的境况已糟到无以复加的地步了。
When he was forced to beg from his friends he felt he had touched bottom and could sink no lower.