poor
基本释义
- adj.贫穷的;可怜的,不幸的;(身体)虚弱的,衰弱的;不擅长的,不熟练的;劣质的,差的,次的;贫乏的;(数量、比率等)不理想的,不合理的
- 人名 (Poor)(美)普尔(人名)
词语例句
贫穷的adj.
Even the poor have their pride.
即使穷人也有他们的自尊。
All our projects aim to promote the development of poor and remote communities.
我们所有的项目都旨在促进贫困和偏远社区的发展。
Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor.
没有人愿意变老、变得无人问津以及变得贫穷。
可怜的,不幸的adj.
I feel sorry for that poor child.
我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。
(身体)虚弱的,衰弱的adj.
Poor health took the edge off her performance.
健康不佳使她的表演减色。
So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, dampens spirits.
因此,更有可能的是,不仅是糟糕的家庭关系,糟糕的健康状况也会打击人们的精神力量。
Now, a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child's low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.
现在,一项新的研究开始了,在新西兰对1000名儿童进行了跟踪调查,研究儿童的低自制力是如何预测他们成年后的健康状况、金钱问题甚至犯罪记录的。
不擅长的,不熟练的adj.
He's a poor draughtsman.
他不擅长绘画。
I have always been a poor test-taker.
我对考试向来不拿手。
- Even the poor have their pride.即使穷人也有他们的自尊。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- He's in hospital again. Poor dab.他又住医院了,怪可怜的。来自《牛津词典》
- It's hungry—the poor little thing.它饿了,这可怜的小家伙。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- the poor穷人
- poor performance表现不佳
- be poor in sth.缺乏某物
- poor quality质量差的;品质低劣的
- poor people贫民,穷人
- poor man可怜的人,穷人
- poor performance表现不佳
- poor health不健康
- poor boy切开中间夹肉干酪蔬菜等的大三明治
- Working poor在职贫穷
- Standard & Poor标准普尔;普尔;标普;标准普尔公司
- poor box济贫箱;慈善箱
- POOR IRONING烫工不良
- poor staking铆合不良;铆合没有良
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- n.people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
- adj.deserving or inciting pity
- adj.having little money or few possessions
- adj.characterized by or indicating poverty
- adj.lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
- adj.not sufficient to meet a need
- adj.having very little money and few possessions
贫穷的;贫困的- `We were very poor in those days,' he says.“那时候我们很穷。”他说。
- adj.used for showing that you are sorry for someone
(用于表示同情)可怜的,不幸的- I feel sorry for that poor child.我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。
- Poor Mike. Does he feel better now?可怜的迈克。他现在好些了吗?
- adj.bad
糟糕的;不好的- The illegal copies are of very poor quality.盗版产品质量很差。
- The actors gave a poor performance.演员们演得很差劲。
短语
- 穷人;贫民people who are poorThere are huge differences between the rich and the poor.贫富差异巨大。
词源
- poor贫困的;贫乏的,不足的;荒芜的,贫瘠的来源于拉丁语中paucus(少许)和parare(得到,准备)的合成语义pauper(贫穷的),经由古法语povre进入英语为poor。其中拉丁语parare(准备)在英语中派生了词根-par-(准备)。拉丁语pauper(贫穷的)派生的拉丁语paupertas是英语poverty的词源。 同源词:pauper, poverty
- poor贫穷的,贫乏的,劣质的,差的来自古法语povre,穷的,弱的,不足的,来自拉丁语pauper,穷的,不富的,来自拉丁语*pau-paros,越来越少,越来越小,来自PIE*pau,少的,小的,词源同few,-paros,生育,产生,词源同parent.引申诸相关词义。