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poor

英 [pɔː; pʊə] 美[pʊr]

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adj. 贫穷的；可怜的；贫乏的；卑鄙的
n. (Poor)人名；(英、伊朗)普尔

英英释意

1. moderate to inferior in quality;: "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy"

2. deserving or inciting pity;: "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

3. having little money or few possessions;: "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

4. characterized by or indicating lack of money;: "the country had a poor economy"

5. low in degree;: "expectations were poor"

6. badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances;: "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"

7. not sufficient to meet a need;: "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

8. unsatisfactory;: "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"

9. yielding little by great labor;: "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil"

双语例句

1. Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.: 洛杉矶穷人的境况仍未得到改善。

2. This courtroom battle has been a poor advert for English justice.: 这场法庭上的争论为英格兰的司法制度做了一次拙劣的广告。

3. The expedition was wrecked by bad planning and poor navigation.: 这次探险因计划不周和导航不利而失败。

4. She has a poor complexion and pock marks on her forehead.: 她满面菜色，额头上有些麻子。

5. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments.: 可怜的佩格勒博士大大落后于当初的约定。