poor
adj
pɔː
adj
1
NO MONEY
没有钱
a.
having
very
little
money
and
not
many
possessions
b.
people
who
are
poor
穷人
plural 复数
Her
family
were
so
poor
they
couldn’t
afford
to
buy
her
new
clothes.
她家很穷，买不起新衣服给她。
an
area
where
poor
people
lived
穷人居住的地区
one
of
the
poorest
countries
in
the
world
世界上最贫穷的国家之一
a
poor
part
of
Chicago
(=where
a
lot
of
poor
people
live)
芝加哥的一个贫民区
My
grandparents
grew
up
dirt
poor
(=very
poor)
.
我的祖父母在赤贫的环境里长大。
desperately/extremely
poor
Many
of
the
families
are
desperately
poor.
许多家庭极度贫困。
It’s
the
government’s
responsibility
to
help
the
poor.
接济穷人是政府的责任。
the
rural/urban/working
poor
tax
relief
for
the
working
poor
针对贫困打工族的减税
2
NOT GOOD
不好的
not
as
good
as
it
could
be
or
should
be
不佳的，差的，次等的，低劣的
The
soil
in
this
area
is
very
poor.
这地区的土壤很贫瘠。
poor
rates
of
pay
很低的薪酬
He
blames
himself
for
the
team’s
poor
performance
.
他因球队的不佳表现而责备自己。
of
poor
quality
(not
made
well
or
not
made
of
good
materials)
品质差的
The
jacket
was
of
very
poor
quality.
这件夹克质量非常差。
poor
hearing/eyesight/memory
Her
hearing
is
poor,
so
speak
fairly
loudly.
她的听力不好，所以你要说得很大声才行。
make/do
a
poor
job
of
doing
sth
The
builders
did
a
really
poor
job
of
fixing
our
roof.
那些建筑工人把我们的房顶修得很糟糕。
3
SYMPATHY
同情
used
to
show
sympathy
for
someone
because
they
are
so
unlucky,
unhappy
etc
[口] 可怜的; 不幸的; 令人同情的
only before noun 仅用于名词前 | spoken
Poor
kid,
he’s
had
a
rough
day.
可怜的孩子，他度过了倒霉的一天。
You
poor
thing
,
you’ve
had
a
hard
time
of
it,
haven’t
you?
可怜的小东西，你很不好过，是不是？
Poor
old
Ted
was
sick
for
weeks.
可怜的老泰德病了几个星期。
4
NOT GOOD AT STH
不善于某事的
not
good
at
doing
something
不善于…的，对…不熟练的，差的
a
poor
public
speaker
不善于演讲的人
[+
at
]
He’s
poor
at
sports.
他不擅长体育运动。
5
HEALTH
健康
someone
whose
health
is
poor
is
ill
or
weak
for
a
long
period
of
time
〔身体〕虚弱的，衰弱的
My
parents
are
both
in
rather
poor
health
.
我父母的身体都很不好。
6
poor in sth
lacking
something
that
is
needed
缺乏某物的
The
country
is
poor
in
natural
resources.
该国自然资源匮乏。
7
a poor second/third etc
the
act
of
finishing
a
race,
competition
etc
a
long
way
behind
the
person
ahead
of
you
〔在比赛中〕被远远抛在后面的第二名/第三名等
BrE
McLean
won
easily,
and
Benson
was
a
poor
second.
麦克莱恩轻松获胜，本森远远落后取得第二名。
come
(in)
a
poor
second/third
etc
BrE
【英】
:
The
Socialists
came
a
poor
second
with
26.5%
of
the
vote.
社会党位居第二，然而远远落后，只得了 26.5% 的选票。
8
the poor man’s sb
used
to
say
that
someone
is
like
a
very
famous
performer,
writer
etc
but
is
not
as
good
as
they
are
蹩脚的某人〔表示某人像某著名艺人、作家等，但相形见绌〕
He
was
the
poor
man’s
Elvis
Presley.
他是个蹩脚的猫王。
9
the poor man’s sth
used
to
say
that
something
can
be
used
for
the
same
purpose
as
something
else,
and
is
much
cheaper
便宜的代用品
Herring
is
the
poor
man’s
salmon.
鲱鱼算是廉价的三文鱼。
10
poor relation
10.
someone
or
something
that
is
not
treated
as
well
as
other
members
of
a
group
or
is
much
less
successful
than
they
are
[英] 同类中较次者
BrE
[+
of
]
Theatre
musicians
tend
to
be
the
poor
relations
of
the
musical
profession.
剧院乐师在音乐界中往往是低人一等的。