poor
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] adjective
NO MONEY 没有钱的
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■having little money and/or few possessions 贫穷的，穷困的；拮据的•Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa.世界上最穷的国家多数在非洲。 •He came from a poor immigrant family.他来自一个贫穷的移民家庭。 Opposite rich
be poor in sth
■to have very little of a particular substance or quality 缺乏；在…方面贫乏•Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources.遗憾的是，冰岛自然资源贫乏。
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] adjective
BAD 糟糕的
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■not good, being of a very low quality, quantity or standard 粗劣的，蹩脚的；不好的•a poor harvest歉收 •Last year's exam results were fairly poor.去年的考试成绩相当差。 •I was always very poor at maths at school.我念书时数学一直很差。 •Dad had been in poor health for several years.爸爸几年来健康状况一直很差。 •At last month's meeting, attendance was poor.上个月的会议出席率很低。
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] adjective
DESERVING SYMPATHY 值得同情的
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■deserving sympathy 可怜的•That cold sounds terrible, you poor thing!感冒似乎很严重，你这个可怜的家伙！ •Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs.看那条狗——可怜的家伙只有三条腿。
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] adjective
be as poor as church mice old-fashioned
■to be very poor 身无分文，一贫如洗•When we first got married, we were as poor as church mice.我们刚结婚时穷得叮当响。
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] adjective
come/be a poor second/third, etc.
■to be considered much lower in value, quality or importance than the one/two, etc. other things or people mentioned （价值、品质或重要性）远远比不上，远远落后•For Jackie, I'm afraid, money is always of first importance and the children come a poor second.恐怕对杰基来说，金钱总是最重要的，而孩子们只是第二位的。
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] adjective
poor relation
■something or someone similar to but less important than another thing or person, and that people do not consider equally valuable （同类中）略逊一筹的事物（或人）；不受青睐的事物（或人）•The air force and navy were modernised but the army, very much the poor relation, was not.空军和海军都已实现了现代化，而陆军却相形见绌。
UK [pɔ:r] US [pʊr] plural noun
the poor
■poor people considered together as a group 穷人•housing for the poor为穷人提供住房 |