poor的中文翻譯是什麼意思

poor

US/pʊr , pɔːr/
UK/pɔː(r) , pʊə(r)/

adj. 貧窮的,貧乏的; 令人憐憫的,可憐的; 匱乏的; 低劣的

n. the poor 貧困者,窮人

poor柯林斯釋義

ADJ-GRADED(人)貧窮的,貧困的

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...

    我們的學校請不起好老師的原因是因為這裡的人窮。

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

    他是13名來自貧困家庭的孩子之一。

ADJ-GRADED(國家、地區等)貧窮的,貧困的

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.

    很多第三世界國家仍和過去一樣窮困。

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

    為貧民區兒童設立的街坊文教館

ADJ可憐的;不幸的

You use poor to express your sympathy for someone.

  • I feel sorry for that poor child...

    我為那個可憐的孩子感到難過。

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

    不幸的傢伙,他死於空難。

ADJ-GRADED劣質的;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...

    公寓嚴重失修。

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

    歐盟最好和最差的兒童保育服務之間的差距擴大了。

ADJ-GRADED(數量、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.

    低薪和惡劣的工作條件

ADJ-GRADED不熟練的;蹩腳的

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

  • He was a poor actor...

    他是個蹩腳的演員。

  • Hospitals are poor at collecting information.

    醫院收集資訊能力很差。

ADJ-GRADED貧乏的;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.

    脂肪和糖類熱量很高,但維生素、礦物質和膳食纖維貧乏。

  • ...soil that is poor in zinc.

    缺鋅的土壤

poor英文釋義

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同義詞辨析

bad, evil, ill, poor, wicked

這些形容詞均含"壞的"之意。

  • bad : 含義廣泛,指任何不好的或不合需要的品質。
  • evil : 語氣比bad強,強調道德上的邪惡不良,含狡猾兇險或危害他人的意味。
  • ill與evil意義接近,但語氣弱一些,常指道德或性質方面的不良。
  • poor : 普通用詞,側重指事物的質量或數量低於標準或不合要求。用於指天氣與食品時可與bad通用。
  • wicked : 語氣比evil強,指居心叵測,任意違反道德標準,有意作惡。

poor短語

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

    一貧如洗,貧困潦倒

  2. poor little rich boy (或 girl)

    [常用來表示含嘲弄語氣的同情]可憐的小富哥(或妹)

  3. the poor man's —

    較劣質的(或較便宜的)替代品

  4. poor relation

    無名小卒,微不足道的人(或東西)

  5. take a poor view of

    不喜歡,看不起

poor場景例句

The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.

那可憐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.

她拜訪窮親戚時穿得比較儉樸, 以免因擺闊而傷害他們的感情.

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

公立醫院源自殖民地時期政府為了救濟窮人而建立的救濟院中的醫務所.

The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.

這可憐的孩子聞到了香噴噴的肉味.

Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor.

甚至樂觀的人都認為前景不好.

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poor詞性變形

poorerpoorest

poor反義詞

adj. 貧困的;缺乏的

well-to-dowealthyfataffluentrich

其他釋義

fatrichgood