poor

[pʊə]

adj.可怜的, 贫穷的, 低劣的
n.穷人

a.

1. 贫穷的; 贫困的

My family used to be poor.

我家过去很穷。

2. 粗劣的; 蹩脚的

3. 贫乏的; 缺少的; 不充足的

That country is poor in natural resources.

那个国家自然资源贫乏。

4. 体弱的

He's still in poor health after his illness.

他病后身体仍很虚弱。

5. 【贬】输不起的[B]

6. 可怜的; 不幸的[B]

How's your poor father?

你可怜的父亲怎么样了?

7. 谦卑的; 卑微的

词形变化

形容词比较级: poorer | 形容词最高级: poorest | 名词: poorness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.贫穷的, 贫困的

penniless  bankrupt  broke  needy  destitute  impoverished

a.可怜的, 不幸的

pitiful  unfortunate  wretched  miserable  

同义参见:

meager  depressed  squalid  bad  coarse  meager  sorry  defective  lame  ordinary  haggard  common  

反义:

a.贫困的; 缺乏的

rich  wealthy  well-to-do  fat  affluent  

反义参见:

good  

英英释义

名词 poor:

people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

同义词：poor people

形容词 poor:

deserving or inciting pity

同义词：hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched

having little money or few possessions

characterized by or indicating poverty

lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

not sufficient to meet a need

同义词：inadequate, short

unsatisfactory

补充

poorpoor英:[puə] 美:[pʊr]adj.1.贫困的, 贫穷的Many poor people gathered at the gate.许多穷苦人聚集在门口。The village used to be poor.这个村庄过去很穷。She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.她太穷了, 无法满足家人的物质需要。2.贫乏的The farm is a very poor one.这个农场贫瘠得很。3.低劣的; 次等的An actor who mouths his lines is a poor actor.装腔作势背台词的演员不是好演员。My handwriting is poorer than hers.我的字还不如她的。4.(身体)衰弱的He's still in poor health after his illness.病好后他的身体仍很弱。5.可怜的; 不幸的The poor old man had lost both his sons in the war.这位不幸的老人在战争中失去了两个儿子。

例句

1. 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。 2. People here are poor and can't afford better food.这里的人很穷, 吃不起好一点的食物。 3. children in a poor neighbourhood贫民区的儿童 4. Many countries are still as poor as they have ever been.许多国家仍和过去一样贫困。 5. poor wages and working conditions较低的工资和较差的工作条件 6. a poor mark较低的分数 7. Attendance at the meetings has been very poor.出席会议的人很少。 8. Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.脂肪和糖富含能量, 但缺少维生素、矿物质和膳食纤维。 9. The library's very poor in reference books.图书馆的参考书很少。 10. soil that is poor in zinc缺锌的土壤 11. I feel sorry for that poor child.我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。 12. poor David, he's very unlucky!可怜的戴维, 他很不走运。 13. poor old Jade, she can't do a thing right.可怜的老杰德, 她一件事也做不好。 14. England gave a poor performance in last night's match against France.英格兰队在昨晚和法国队的比赛中表现很糟糕。 15. poor service and mediocre food made for a disappointing dinner.这顿饭吃得让人失望, 服务很差劲, 饭菜也平平。 16. The provision of childcare in the city is poor.市里提供的儿童保育服务很糟糕。 17. The wine was poor.葡萄酒很难喝。 18. The school's exam results were poor.这所学校的考试成绩很差。 19. He realised, however, that Louis-Charles was in a poor state and that he could do very little for him.然而, 他意识到路易斯-查尔斯状态很不好, 而他几乎不能为他做什么。 20. She has very poor health and isn't able to get out much at all.她身体很虚弱, 根本不能经常出门。 21. poor eyesight很弱的视力 22. The flat was in a poor state of repair.公寓失修了。 23. He was a poor actor.他是个蹩脚的演员。 24. She never hid the fact that she was a poor cook.她从不掩饰自己是个厨艺不精的厨师的事实。 25. Hospitals are poor at collecting information.医院不善于收集信息。 26. This fish is known as 'poor man's turbot'.这种鱼被认为是“穷人的鲆鱼”。 27. Even the poor have their pride.即使是穷人也有自尊。 28. people who were too poor to afford a telephone.穷得买不起电话的人。 29. [as noun the poor]the gap between the rich and the poor has widened.富人和穷人的差距已经拉大。 30. Deptford is a poor area.德特福德是个贫苦地区。 31. her work was poor.她干的活很糟糕。 32. many people are eating a very poor diet.很多人都吃得很差。 33. the water is poor in nutrients.水缺少营养物质。 34. he is, in my poor opinion, a more handsome young man.以鄙人之见，他更是一个英俊小生。 35. they enquired after poor Dorothy's broken hip.他们询问了可怜的多萝西折断髋骨的情况。 36. corduroy has always been the poor man's velvet.灯芯绒一直是天鹅绒的便宜替代品。 37. for many years radio has been the poor relation of the media.多年来收音机一直是媒体中微不足道的一种形式。 38. The family was too poor to buy new clothes.这一家穷得连新衣服也买不起。 39. Richer countries could do more to help poorer countries.比较富裕的国家可以更多地帮助比较贫穷的国家。 40. Paul is in very poor health.保罗身体很差。 41. The industry has a poor safety record.这行业的安全纪录很差。 42. poor Dan! He's very upset!唐纳德真可怜！他苦恼极了！ 43. We were too poor to buy new clothes.我们太穷了，买不起新衣服。 44. The organization helps poor families/people.这个组织帮助贫困家庭/穷人。 45. a poor country/neighborhood贫穷的国家/社区 46. a poor crop收成不好 47. She has a poor vocabulary.她的词汇量很小。 48. Junk food is poor in vitamins and nutrients.垃圾食品中各种维生素和营养成分含量很少。 49. a poor effort差劲的尝试 50. It was a poor attempt at a joke.这是一个蹩脚的玩笑。 51. a poor performance低劣的演出 52. He is in poor condition/health.他现在身体欠佳。 53. She couldn't read the sign because her vision was too poor.她的视力太差，看不清标识牌。 54. The joke was in poor taste. [=the joke was offensive or not polite]这个笑话很粗俗。 55. He has a poor opinion of her. [=he does not think she is good; he does not like her]他对她的评价不高。 56. He was such a poor plumber that he couldn't fix a simple leak.他是个技术很差的管子工，连简单的漏水都搞不定。 57. a poor golfer不擅长打高尔夫球的人 58. She is a poor judge of character.她看人不准。 59. I am poor [=(more commonly) bad] at math.我的数学很差。 60. The poor kitten hurt its paw.这只可怜的小猫弄伤了自己的爪子。 61. Leave the poor guy alone.不要打扰这个可怜的家伙了。 62. "You're all by yourself, you poor thing."你只能靠自己了，可怜的人。 63. poor John has been sick for days.可怜的约翰已经病了好几天了。 64. He came in a poor second in the race. [=he finished second but was far behind the winner]他在比赛中获得第二名，但成绩远远落后于第一名。 65. She was a poor second in the tournament.这次锦标赛她获第二名，但成绩远远落后于第一名。 66. a young actor who is said to be the poor man's James Dean一个据说有点像但比不上詹姆斯·迪恩的年轻演员 67. Pewter is the poor man's silver.白镴是白银的廉价相似品。 68. He gave money to the poor.他把钱施舍给穷人。