| 词汇 | poor |
| 释义 | poor adjective uk /pɔːr/ us /pʊr/ pooradjective (NO MONEY)A1 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。 Synonyms destitute hard upinformal impecuniousformal impoverishedformal indigentformal needy penniless penuriousformal poverty-stricken Opposite rich not having much or enough money poorHer family was poor and didn't own a computer. pennilessAt the time, I was a penniless student. impoverishedBenefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families. disadvantagedThe scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children. deprivedDeprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts. be poor in something B2 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。 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.我们的生活当然并不奢华，但也算不上贫困。 pooradjective (BAD)B2 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。 poor atI was always very poor at maths at school.我上学时数学一直很差。 poor healthDad 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。 bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do. poorShe's 87 and in poor health. direThe predictions for the economy are dire. grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life. awfulThe smell from the bins was awful. of bad quality badThe food wasn’t as bad as I’d expected. poorTheir efforts produced extremely poor results. low/poor/bad qualityTheir sausages are made with low-quality meat. mediocreThe striker has been dropped after a mediocre performance. inferiorThe copies are of inferior quality. This novel is available in large print for readers with poor eyesight.这本小说有大字本，以满足视力差的读者的需要。 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.这片土地太贫瘠，种不了任何作物。 The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions. He was fired from his $165 000 job for poor performance.他因为表现不佳丢掉了他薪资16.5万美元的工作。 Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfully awfulness cheesy hacky inadequacy inadequate inadequately janky shite sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry thinness trinket wretched pooradjective (DESERVING SYMPATHY)A2[ before noun ] 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。 He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.他对那只可怜的狗漠不关心——从不带它散步，也从不关心它。 I hear poor old Frank's lost his job.我听说可怜的老弗兰克失业了。 The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move.这些可怜的东西都被关在小笼子里，连动一动的空间都没有。 The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.这只可怜的鸟飞不起来了，因为它的翅膀断了。 You poor thing - you're all wet. Sympathy & compassion aw bad/hard/tough luck!idiom better luck next timeidiom bleeding heart cheese heart-wrenching heart-wrenchingly heartrending pitiful pitifully pitifulness pity pityingly relate sensitivity sympathetic sympathize sympathy your heart achesidiom your heart goes out to someoneidiom Idiomsbe as poor as a church mouse come/be a poor second, third, etc. poor man's... poor relation poor noun[ plural ] uk /pɔːr/ us /pʊr/ the poor C1 poor people considered together as a group: 穷人 housing for the poor为穷人提供住房 Opposite the rich poor | American Dictionarypoor adjective us/pʊr/ pooradjective (NO MONEY)[ -er/-est only ] having little money or few possessions, or lacking something important: He came from a poor, immigrant family. Most of the world’s poorest countries are in Africa. The country is poor in natural resources. pooradjective (BAD)[ -er/-est only ] of a very low quality or standard; not good: poor eyesight poor grades He’s in very poor health. pooradjective (DESERVING SYMPATHY)[ not gradable ] deserving sympathy: That poor dog looks like it hasn’t been fed in a while. poor plural noun us/pʊr/ poorplural noun (NO MONEY)poor people: She gives a lot of money to the poor. poor | Business Englishpoor adjective uk /pɔːr/ us /pʊr/ having little money and/or few possessions: It's offering to pay off 10 percent of the poor countries' debt. He came from a poor immigrant family. not good or operating well, or of a low quality or standard: The retailer has had two poor Christmases in a row. PinnFund specialized in mortgage loans for borrowers with poor credit. He was fired for poor job performance. be poor in sth to have very little of a particular substance or quality: Greece is relatively poor in natural resources. |
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