poor
美 [pʊr]
英 [pʊə(r)]
- n.穷人;贫困者
- adj.贫乏;缺乏;缺少;贫穷的
- 网络差;可怜的;不良
比较级:poorer 最高级:poorest
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拮据having little money
1. | 贫穷的;贫寒的;清贫的having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs |
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. 他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。 | |
We aim to help the poorest families. 我们的目标是接济最贫困的家庭。 | |
It's among the poorer countries of the world. 它是世界上的贫穷国家之一。 |
不幸unfortunate
2. | [obn] 可怜的;不幸的;令人同情的deserving pity and sympathy |
Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him. 你听说了老哈里的惨况吗?他妻子离他而去了。 | |
It's hungry─the poor little thing. 它饿了,这可怜的小家伙。 | |
‘I have stacks of homework to do.’ ‘Oh, you poor thing .’ “我有一大堆的作业要做哪。”“唉呦,你好可怜哦。” |
不好not good
3. | 劣质的;差的;次的not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected |
the party's poor performance in the election 该党在选举中的表现欠佳 | |
to be in poor health 身体不好 | |
It was raining heavily and visibility was poor. 当时天下着大雨,能见度很低。 | |
poor food/light/soil 劣质食品;昏暗的光线;贫瘠的土地 | |
to have a poor opinion of sb(= to not think well of sb) 对某人评价很低 |
4. | 不擅长的;不熟练的not good or skilled at sth |
a poor swimmer 不擅游泳的人 | |
a poor judge of character 看人不准的人 | |
She's a good teacher but a poor manager. 她长于教学,却拙于管理。 | |
a poor sailor(= sb who easily gets sick at sea) 易晕船的人 |
匮乏having little of sth
5. | ~ in sth 缺乏;贫乏;缺少having very small amounts of sth |
a country poor in natural resources 自然资源贫乏的国家 | |
soil poor in nutrients 养分不足的土壤 |