poor
英 [pɔ:(r)] 美 [pɔr]

adj.

贫穷的，贫乏的；令人怜悯的，可怜的；匮乏的；低劣的

n.

the poor 贫困者，穷人；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 贫困的,贫穷的 having very little money and therefore a low standard of living
2. 低劣的,次等的 rather far below the usual standard, low in quality
3. 贫乏的 rather far less than is needed or expected, small in size or quantity
4. (身体)衰弱的 (of health) rather weak, not good
5. [A]可怜的,不幸的 deserving or causing pity , unlucky

英英释义

poor[ puə, pɔ: ]

• n.people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

  "the urban poor need assistance"

  同义词：poor people

• adj.
  • deserving or inciting pity

    "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"

    同义词：haplessmiserablemisfortunatepatheticpiteouspitiablepitifulwretched

  • having little money or few possessions

    "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

  • characterized by or indicating poverty

    "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"

  • lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

    "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"

  • not sufficient to meet a need

    "a poor salary"

    同义词：inadequateshort

  • unsatisfactory

    "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• poor chance机会不大

副词+～

• desperately poor穷得走投无路
• incredibly poor穷得令人难以置信

～+介词

• poor in在…方面贫乏
• poor in minerals矿藏贫乏
• poor in natural resources自然资源贫乏

词组短语

poor quality质量差的；品质低劣的

poor people贫民，穷人

poor man可怜的人，穷人

poor performance表现不佳

poor health不健康

poor boy切开中间夹肉干酪蔬菜等的大三明治

poor management n. 管理不善，治理不善；经营粗放

poor prognosis不良预后

poor condition状况不好；质量不佳

poor fellow可怜的家伙，可怜的人

poor child可怜的孩子/小孩

poor thing可怜的人，可怜的家伙

poor efficiency低效率

poor student贫困生；学困生

poor service差劲的服务

poor soil贫瘠土壤

in poor health身体不好；虚弱

poor appetite食欲不振

the poor in spirit温顺谦和的人

poor eyesight视力很差；视力差

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

ill, poor, bad, evil, wicked

这组词都有“坏的”的意思，其区别是：

ill与evil意义接近，但语气弱一些，常指道德或性质方面的不良。

poor普通用词，侧重指事物的质量或数量低于标准或不合要求。用于指天气与食品时可与bad通用。

bad含义广泛，指任何不好的或不合需要的品质。

evil语气比bad强，强调道德上的邪恶不良，含狡猾凶险或危害他人的意味。

wicked语气比evil强，指居心叵测，任意违反道德标准，有意作恶。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The poor horse looked all skin and bone.
   这匹马骨瘦如柴,看起来很可怜。
2. He was too poor to buy a new coat.
   他穷得无法买新衣。
3. Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.
   白葡萄汽酒算是廉价的香槟。
4. Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting.
   有些人可能认为无线电广播在广播事业中稍逊一筹。
5. My eyes were tired from reading in a poor light.
   因在不良的光线下阅读,我的眼睛很疲劳。

用作名词(n.)

1. Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.
   城里穷人居住区条件十分糟糕。
2. She works hard for the welfare of the poor.
   她为了穷人的福利而辛勤工作。

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