Poor
[ pʊr ]
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adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
📝 例句
Fiction is a poor surrogate for real experience.
小说中的事远逊於实际体验.
"Competitive ability" has a poor heritability.
“竞争能力”的遗体可能性很差。
poor instead of impecunious.
ｐｏｏｒ代替ｉｍｐｅｃｕｎｉｏｕｓ。
He's still in poor health after his illness.
他病后身体仍很虚弱。
Poor as he is (=Though he is poor), he doesn't feel inferior.
虽然他穷，他并不觉得低人一等。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ poor-贫穷的,door-户:贫穷户好可怜的
※ po-拼音“婆”,or-也许:婆婆也许是很贫穷的
※ po-拼音“婆”,or-似“蛋花”:婆婆只有蛋花汤喝,好可怜的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
poor
adj
(-er, -est)
1 having very little money with which to buy one's basic needs 贫穷的; 贫困的
She was too poor to buy clothes for her children. 她穷得没钱给孩子买衣服.
He came from a poor family. 他出身於穷苦人家.
the poorer countries of the world 世界上的贫穷国家.
2 [pred 作表语]
~ in sth having sth only in very small quantities; deficient in sth 缺乏某物; 某方面不足
a country poor in minerals 缺乏矿产的国家
soil poor in nutrients 缺少养分的土壤.
3
(a) not good; inadequate, esp in contrast with what is usual or expected 不好的, 不充分的, 不足的（尤与一般的或所期望的情况相比）
We had a poor crop of raspberries this year. 今年我们的悬钩子歉收.
They received a poor return on their investment. 他们的投资获利甚微.
Attendance at the concert was very poor. 那次音乐会的上座率极低.
the party's poor performance in the election 该党在选举中的拙劣表现.
(b) of low quality; deficient 劣质的; 不足的
poor food, light, soil 劣质食品、 微弱的光线、 贫瘠的土壤
a poor diet 粗劣的日常饮食
be in poor health 健康欠佳
Her remarks were in very poor taste. 她的话真没意思.
(c) inferior; insignificant 差的; 无关紧要的
Watching the event on television was a poor substitute for actually being there. 从电视上观看那个比赛比现场观看可差远了.
Getting third prize was poor consolation for all their hard work. 他们那麽努力才获得三等奖, 真有点说不过去.
She came a poor second, ie a long way behind the winner. 她得了个第二名, 成绩很差（远远落在第一名的後面）.
(d) (of a person) not good or skilled at sth （指人）在某方面不好的, 对某事物不熟练的
a poor judge of character 对品性判断不准
a poor loser, ie one who shows anger at losing in games or sport 输不起的人（输了就生气的人）
a poor sailor, ie sb who gets sea-sick easily 容易晕船的人.
4 (esp infml 尤作口语) deserving pity or sympathy; unfortunate 值得怜悯或同情的; 可怜的; 不幸的
The poor little puppy had been abandoned. 那可怜的小狗被人遗弃了.
Poor chap, his wife has just died. 不幸的小伙子啊, 他刚刚死了妻子.
`I've been feeling ill for two weeks.' `Poor you!' ｀两周以来我身体一直不好.＇｀真叫人同情!＇
5
(a) (derog 贬) deserving contempt 可鄙的
What a poor creature he is! 他真卑鄙!
his poor attempts to be witty 他那卑劣的取巧行为.
(b) (esp joc or ironic 尤作戏谑语或反语) humble 谦恭的
in my poor opinion 依本人拙见.
6 (idm 习语) the poor man's sb/sth person or thing that is an inferior or a cheaper alternative to a well-known person, institution, food, etc 降而求其次的人或事物
Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne. 白葡萄汽酒算是廉价的香槟. a poor relation person or thing with less power, prestige or respect than others of the same type 较同类逊色的人或事物
Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting. 有些人可能认为无线电广播在广播事业中稍逊一筹.
🎯 考研助记
穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因为 贫穷的
🔁 扩展释义
*[puә, pɒ:]a. 贫穷的, 贫乏的, 不幸的, 可怜的, 拙劣的, 卑鄙的【经】 低劣的, 不良的相关词组: make a poor out of it as poor as a church mouse
📖 同为「小学」词汇
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In order to catch fish, you have to do this.
要钓鱼你就得这样。
I'm going to be late.
我要迟到了。
It's as if they were, in some sense, cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban creatures.
从某种意义上讲，他们似乎是宇宙人，同我们这些凡夫俗子形成了强烈而鲜明的对照。