| [/pɔː(r); US puər; pʊr/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
4 (esp infml 尤作口语?w) 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!＇ 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |