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poor
pʊəʳ pɔːʳ pʊə pɔː pʊr
Word forms: comparative poorer, superlative poorest
1 ADJ-GRADED （人）贫穷的，贫困的 Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions. （人）贫穷的，贫困的

  • 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。

SYN impoverished, broke [informal] , badly off, hard up [informal]
The poor are people who are poor.（总称）穷人，贫民

  • Even the poor have their pride.

    即使穷人也有自尊。

2 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. （国家、地区等）贫穷的，贫困的

  • 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

3 ADJ [ADJ n] 可怜的；不幸的 You use poor to express your sympathy for someone. 可怜的；不幸的 [feelings]

  • 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。

  • Poor Gordon!

    可怜的戈登！

SYN unfortunate, pathetic, miserable, unlucky
4 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. 劣质的；糟糕的

  • 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。

  • The wine was poor.

    这葡萄酒很劣质。

poorly

  • Some are living in poorly built dormitories, even in tents.

    有些人住在建筑质量很差的宿舍里，甚至帐篷里。

  • They were dressed and fed poorly.

    他们的衣食状况都很糟糕。

5 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. （数量、比率等）不理想的，不合理的

  • ...poor wages and working conditions.

    低薪和恶劣的工作条件

SYN meagre, inadequate, insufficient, reduced
poorly

  • During the first week, the evening meetings were poorly attended.

    第一周时，晚上的会参加人数很少。

  • For one of the top ten releases in rock history, the record sold poorly.

    作为摇滚音乐史上的10大唱片之一，它的销量却差强人意。

6 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 不熟练的；蹩脚的 You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity. 不熟练的；蹩脚的

  • He was a poor actor.

    他是个蹩脚的演员。

  • Hospitals are poor at collecting information. [+ at]

    医院收集信息能力很差。

poorly

  • That is the fact of Hungarian football — they can play very well or very poorly.

    那就是匈牙利足球的现实，他们能踢得非常棒，也有可能非常糟。

7 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. 贫乏的；缺少的

  • 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

Quotations
The poor man is happy; he expects no change for the worse Demetrius
The poor always ye have with you Bible: St. John
Poor and content is rich and rich enough William Shakespeare Othello
Thesaurus
Thesauruspoor Also look up:
ADJ.

impoverished, penniless; (ant.) rich, wealthy 1 2

inferior 4

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