rough sleeper
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˌrʌf ˈsliː.pər/ us/ˌrʌf ˈsliː.pɚ/
露宿街头者
someone who sleeps on the streets because they have no home
The centre was set up to provide rough sleepers with meals, clothing, and support facilities. 该中心旨在为露宿者提供食物、衣物和辅助设施。
A rough sleeper has to have been on the streets continuously for several months before they can get access to a shelter. 露宿者必须连续在街头流浪数月,才能获得进入收容站的资格。
- More examples
- I passed places where rough sleepers had made shelters in doorways.
- Our focus is on resettling former rough sleepers into permanent accommodation.
- We first became involved with projects to aid rough sleepers in the 1980s.