poor
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions. (人) 贫穷的
The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor. 我们学校请不起更好的老师是因为这里的人穷。
2. N-PLURAL The poor are people who are poor. 穷人 (与)(the)(连用)
Even the poor have their pride. 即使穷人也有他们的自尊。
3. ADJ The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions. 贫困的 (国家、地区等)
Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been. 许多第三世界国家一如既往地贫困。
4. ADJ You use poor to express your sympathy for someone. 可怜的[ADJ n] [情感]
I feel sorry for that poor child. 我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。
It was way too much for the poor guy to overcome. 它对那个可怜的家伙来讲太难客服。
5. ADJ If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition. (质量、水准、条件等) 差的
...the poor state of the economy. …经济的不良状况。
The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision has widened. 儿童保育供给的最佳和最低水准之间加大了差距。
6. poorlyADV 差地
Some are living in poorly built dormitories, even in tents. 一些人住在建得很差的宿舍里，甚至住在帐篷里。
7. ADJ If you describe an amount, rate, or number as poor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable. 低的 (数量或比率)
...poor wages and working conditions. …低的工资和差的工作条件。
8. poorlyADV 低地
During the first week, the evening meetings were poorly attended. 第一个星期晚间会议出勤率低。
9. ADJ You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity. (技术) 差劲的
He was a poor actor. 他是个差劲的演员。
10. poorlyADV 差劲地[ADV after v]
Cheetahs breed very poorly in captivity. 猎豹在圈养的情况下繁殖力很差。
11. ADJ If something is poor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance. (某特质或物质) 贫乏的[v-link ADJ 'in' n]
Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins and minerals. 脂肪和糖富含热量，但缺乏维生素和矿物质。
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poor /pʊə/ (poorer,poorest)
剑桥词典
- The demonstrators seemed to be from a complete cross-section of society - male and female , old and young , rich and poor.
- Because of debt repayments , the divide between rich and poor countries is continuing to grow .
- Fair trade , say Oxfam , is about giving poor people power .
- When he started he was just a poor boy from the slums - now he's a multimillionaire .
- We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either.
- This novel is available in large print for readers with poor eyesight .
- Teachers shouldn't have to take all the blame for poor exam results .
- The land is so poor here that it cannot support any crops .
- The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions .
- He was fired from his $165 000 job for poor performance .
- He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention .
- I hear poor old Frank's lost his job .
- The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move .
- The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing .
- You poor thing - you're all wet .
poor adjective (NO MONEY)
having little money and/or few possessions贫穷的，穷困的；拮据的
Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa . 世界上最穷的国家多数在非洲。
He came from a poor immigrant family . 他来自一个贫穷的移民家庭。
反义词
rich
be poor in sth
to have very little of a particular substance or quality
缺乏；在…方面贫乏
Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources . 遗憾的是，冰岛自然资源贫乏。
例句
poor adjective (BAD)
not good; being of a very low quality , quantity , or standard粗劣的，蹩脚的；不好的
a poor harvest 歉收
Last year's exam results were fairly poor. 去年的考试成绩相当差。
I was always very poor at maths at school . 我上学时数学一直很差。
Dad had been in poor health for several years . 爸爸几年来健康状况一直很差。
At last month's meeting , attendance was poor. 上个月的会议出席率很低。
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poor adjective (DESERVING SYMPATHY)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]deserving sympathy
可怜的
That cold sounds terrible , you poor thing! 感冒似乎很严重，你这个可怜的家伙！
Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs . 看那条狗——可怜的家伙只有3条腿。
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习语
be as poor as church micecome/be a poor second, third, etc.
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