poor
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
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。
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
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。
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。
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
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。
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
1. moderate to inferior in quality;
2. deserving or inciting pity;
3. having little money or few possessions;
4. characterized by or indicating lack of money;
5. low in degree;
6. badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances;
7. not sufficient to meet a need;
8. unsatisfactory;
9. yielding little by great labor;
bad, evil, ill, poor, wicked
這些形容詞均含"壞的"之意。
(as) poor as a church mouse (或 as church mice)
一貧如洗,貧困潦倒
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)
the poor man's —
較劣質的(或較便宜的)替代品
poor relation
無名小卒,微不足道的人(或東西)
take a poor view of
不喜歡,看不起
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.