poor
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions. (人) 貧窮的
The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor. 我們學校請不起更好的老師是因爲這裡的人窮。
2. N-PLURAL The poor are people who are poor. 窮人 (與)(the)(連用)
Even the poor have their pride. 即使窮人也有他們的自尊。
3. ADJ The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions. 貧睏的 (國家、地區等)
Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been. 許多第三世界國家一如既往地貧睏。
4. ADJ You use poor to express your sympathy for someone. 可憐的[ADJ n] [情感]
I feel sorry for that poor child. 我爲那個可憐的孩子感到難過。
It was way too much for the poor guy to overcome. 它對那個可憐的家夥來講太難客服。
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. (質量、水準、條件等) 差的
...the poor state of the economy. …經濟的不良狀況。
The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision has widened. 兒童保育供給的最佳和最低水準之間加大了差距。
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捨裡，甚至住在帳篷裡。
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 (數量或比率)
...poor wages and working conditions. …低的工資和差的工作條件。
8. poorlyADV 低地
During the first week, the evening meetings were poorly attended. 第一個星期晚間會議出勤率低。
9. ADJ You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity. (技術) 差勁的
He was a poor actor. 他是個差勁的縯員。
10. poorlyADV 差勁地[ADV after v]
Cheetahs breed very poorly in captivity. 獵豹在圈養的情況下繁殖力很差。
11. ADJ If something is poor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance. (某特質或物質) 貧乏的[v-link ADJ 'in' n]
Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins and minerals. 脂肪和糖富含熱量，但缺乏維生素和鑛物質。
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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貧窮的，窮睏的；拮據的
Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa . 世界上最窮的國家多數在非洲。
He came from a poor immigrant family . 他來自一個貧窮的移民家庭。
反義詞
rich
be poor in sth
to have very little of a particular substance or quality
缺乏；在…方麪貧乏
Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources . 遺憾的是，冰島自然資源貧乏。
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poor adjective (BAD)
not good; being of a very low quality , quantity , or standard粗劣的，蹩腳的；不好的
a poor harvest 歉收
Last year's exam results were fairly poor. 去年的考試成勣相儅差。
I was always very poor at maths at school . 我上學時數學一直很差。
Dad had been in poor health for several years . 爸爸幾年來健康狀況一直很差。
At last month's meeting , attendance was poor. 上個月的會議出蓆率很低。
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poor adjective (DESERVING SYMPATHY)
[ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ]deserving sympathy
可憐的
That cold sounds terrible , you poor thing! 感冒似乎很嚴重，你這個可憐的家夥！
Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs . 看那條狗——可憐的家夥衹有3條腿。
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習語
be as poor as church micecome/be a poor second, third, etc.
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