poor的中文翻译是什么意思

poor

US/pʊr , pɔːr/
UK/pɔː(r) , pʊə(r)/

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

poor柯林斯释义

ADJ-GRADED(人)贫穷的,贫困的

Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions.

  • The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor...

    我们的学校请不起好老师的原因是因为这里的人穷。

  • He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.

    他是13名来自贫困家庭的孩子之一。

ADJ-GRADED(国家、地区等)贫穷的,贫困的

The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions.

  • Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been.

    很多第三世界国家仍和过去一样穷困。

  • ...a settlement house for children in a poor neighborhood.

    为贫民区儿童设立的街坊文教馆

ADJ可怜的;不幸的

You use poor to express your sympathy for someone.

  • I feel sorry for that poor child...

    我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。

  • Poor chap he was killed in an air crash...

    不幸的家伙,他死于空难。

ADJ-GRADED劣质的;糟糕的

If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.

  • The flat was in a poor state of repair...

    公寓严重失修。

  • The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened...

    欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。

ADJ-GRADED(数量、比率等)不理想的,不合理的

If you describe an amount, rate, or number as poor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable.

  • ...poor wages and working conditions.

    低薪和恶劣的工作条件

ADJ-GRADED不熟练的;蹩脚的

You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity.

  • He was a poor actor...

    他是个蹩脚的演员。

  • Hospitals are poor at collecting information.

    医院收集信息能力很差。

ADJ-GRADED贫乏的;缺少的

If something is poor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance.

  • Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.

    脂肪和糖类热量很高,但维生素、矿物质和膳食纤维贫乏。

  • ...soil that is poor in zinc.

    缺锌的土壤

poor英文释义

Adjective

1. moderate to inferior in quality;

  • they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
  • he would make a poor spy

2. deserving or inciting pity;

  • a hapless victim
  • miserable victims of war
  • the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
  • piteous appeals for help
  • pitiable homeless children
  • a pitiful fate
  • Oh, you poor thing
  • his poor distorted limbs
  • a wretched life

3. having little money or few possessions;

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

4. characterized by or indicating lack of money;

  • the country had a poor economy

5. low in degree;

  • expectations were poor

6. badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances;

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

7. not sufficient to meet a need;

  • an inadequate income
  • a poor salary
  • money is short
  • on short rations
  • food is in short supply
  • short on experience

8. unsatisfactory;

  • a poor light for reading
  • poor morale

9. yielding little by great labor;

  • a hardscrabble farm
  • poor soil

poor同义词辨析

bad, evil, ill, poor, wicked

这些形容词均含"坏的"之意。

  • 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。
  • 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。
  • wicked : 语气比evil强,指居心叵测,任意违反道德标准,有意作恶。

poor短语

  1. (as) poor as a church mouse (或 as church mice)

    一贫如洗,贫困潦倒

  2. poor little rich boy (或 girl)

    [常用来表示含嘲弄语气的同情]可怜的小富哥(或妹)

  3. the poor man's —

    较劣质的(或较便宜的)替代品

  4. poor relation

    无名小卒,微不足道的人(或东西)

  5. take a poor view of

    不喜欢,看不起

poor场景例句

The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.

那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打.

She dressed down to visit her poor relatives, so as not to offend them by a show of her wealth.

她拜访穷亲戚时穿得比较俭朴, 以免因摆阔而伤害他们的感情.

Public general hospital originated in the almshouse infirmaries established as early as colonial times by local governments to care for the poor.

公立医院源自殖民地时期政府为了救济穷人而建立的救济院中的医务所.

The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.

这可怜的孩子闻到了香喷喷的肉味.

Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor.

甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好.

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poor词性变形

poorerpoorest

poor反义词

adj. 贫困的;缺乏的

well-to-dowealthyfataffluentrich

其他释义

fatrichgood