poor 的英语意思
poorpoor /pɔː $ pʊr/ adjective (comparative poorer, superlative poorest)
查看全部语言翻译1no money a)having very little money and not many possessions钱财极少,家当甚少 OPP rich:
Her family were so poor they couldn’t afford to buy her new clothes.她家很穷,买不起新衣服给她。
an area where poor people lived穷人居住的地区
one of the poorest countries in the world世界上最贫穷的国家之一
a poor part of Chicago (=where a lot of poor people live)芝加哥的贫困地区(即穷人聚居的地方)
My grandparents grew up dirt poor (=very poor).我的祖父母是在一贫如洗(即极度贫穷)的环境中长大的。desperately/extremely poor
Many of the families are desperately poor.许多家庭极度贫困。 b)the poor [plural] people who are poor贫穷的人;穷人:
It’s the government’s responsibility to help the poor.帮助穷人是政府的责任。the rural/urban/working poor
tax relief for the working poor针对在职穷人的税收减免2not good not as good as it could be or should be不如应有或可能达到的水平;差:
The soil in this area is very poor.这个地区的土壤非常贫瘠。
poor rates of pay低工资水平
He blames himself for the team’s poor performance.他为球队的糟糕表现而自责。of poor quality (=not made well or not made of good materials)(即做工不好或材料不佳)
The jacket was of very poor quality.这件夹克质量很差。poor hearing/eyesight/memory
Her hearing is poor, so speak fairly loudly.她的听力很差,所以说话要大声些。make/do a poor job of doing something
The builders did a really poor job of fixing our roof.那些建筑工人修缮我们屋顶的活儿干得真差。► see thesaurus at bad3sympathy [only before noun] spoken口语 used to show sympathy for someone because they are so unlucky, unhappy etc用于表达对某人的同情,因为他(她)非常不幸、不快乐等:
Poor kid, he’s had a rough day.可怜的孩子,今天过得真不容易。
You poor thing, you’ve had a hard time of it, haven’t you?可怜的你,经历了这么多艰难,不是吗?
Poor old Ted was sick for weeks.可怜的老泰德病了好几个星期。4not good at something not good at doing something不擅长做某事:
a poor public speaker不善于公开演讲的人poor at
He’s poor at sports.他不擅长体育运动。5health someone whose health is poor is ill or weak for a long period of time指健康状况差的人,长期患病或身体虚弱:
My parents are both in rather poor health.我的父母双亲健康状况都相当不好。6poor in something lacking something that is needed缺乏某种必需之物:
The country is poor in natural resources.该国天然资源匮乏。7a poor second/third etc the act of finishing a race, competition etc a long way behind the person ahead of you在比赛或竞争等中远远落后于领先者而完赛的行为:
McLean won easily, and Benson was a poor second.麦克莱恩轻松夺冠,本森则远远落在第二位。come (in) a poor second/third etc British English
The Socialists came a poor second with 26.5% of the vote.社会党以26.5%的得票率远远落在第二位。8the poor man’s somebody used to say that someone is like a very famous performer, writer etc but is not as good as they are用于指某人与某位著名表演者、作家等相似,但水平不如对方:
He was the poor man’s Elvis Presley.他是廉价版的猫王普雷斯利。9the poor man’s something used to say that something can be used for the same purpose as something else, and is much cheaper用于说明某物可用于与另一物相同的目的,且价格便宜得多:
Herring is the poor man’s salmon.鲱鱼是穷人的鲑鱼。10poor relation British English someone or something that is not treated as well as other members of a group or is much less successful than they are指在团体中受到的待遇不如其他成员,或远不如其他成员成功的人或事物poor of
Theatre musicians tend to be the poor relations of the musical profession.剧院音乐家在音乐行业中往往是受冷落的一群。 → be in bad/poor taste at taste1(6), poorly1COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adverbs副词extremely poor· His parents were extremely poor.· 他的父母极为贫穷。desperately poor (=so poor that it causes great suffering)· Half the population remains desperately poor.· 半数人口仍然极度贫困。dirt poor American English informal非正式 (=extremely poor)· We were dirt poor back then.· 那时候我们一贫如洗。adjectives形容词the rural poor (=poor people who live in the countryside)· Difficult economic conditions have driven millions of the rural poor to cities.· 艰难的经济状况迫使数百万农村穷人涌入城市。the urban poor (=poor people who live in towns and cities)· The condition of the urban poor could no longer be ignored.· 城市贫困人口的处境再也不能被忽视了。the working poor (=poor people who have jobs, rather than unemployed people)· These tax-cut proposals are targeted at the working poor.· 这些减税提案以在职穷人为目标群体。THESAURUS同义词辨析poor having very little money and not many possessions – used about people or places钱财极少,家当甚少——用于描述人或地方: · Many families were too poor to pay for education.· 许多家庭因太穷而无力支付教育费用。· poor countries· 贫穷的国家hard up/broke (also skint British English) [not before noun] informal非正式 having very little money, especially for a short period of time. Skint is more informal than the other words钱财极少,尤指短期内手头拮据。Skint 比其他词语更口语化: · I’m a bit hard up at the moment· 我现在有点手头紧· We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema.· 我们穷到没钱出去看电影。developing [only before noun] a developing country is poor and has very little industry发展中国家是指贫穷且工业基础十分薄弱的国家: · The disease is found mainly in developing countries.· 这种疾病主要见于发展中国家。· the developing world· 发展中世界deprived [usually before noun] much poorer than other people in a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life – used about people and areas比国内其他人贫困得多,且缺乏舒适或幸福生活所必需的东西——用于描述人或地区: · The charity works with deprived children in the inner city.· 该慈善机构在市中心贫困区与贫困儿童开展工作。· one of the most deprived areas of London· 伦敦最贫困的地区之一disadvantaged especially written尤用于书面语 used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor用于描述社会上因贫穷而成功机会大为减少的群体: · An increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.· 提高最低工资将有助于改善最弱势的美国人的处境。needy having very little money, and so needing help – used about groups of people钱财极少因而需要帮助——用于描述人的群体: · More help should be given to needy families.· 应向有需要的家庭给予更多帮助。· We offer scholarships for needy students.· 我们为贫困学生提供奖学金。destitute especially written尤用于书面语 having no money or possessions and nowhere to live – used when someone is in a very bad situation毫无钱财和家当,也无处栖身——用于描述处境极为糟糕的人: · Her family was left destitute after her father died.· 父亲去世后,她的家人陷入了一无所有的境地。· destitute refugees· 一无所有的难民impoverished formal正式 impoverished people and places are very poorimpoverished 指人或地方极为贫穷: · out-of-work miners and their impoverished families· 失业的矿工及其贫困的家庭· The children come from impoverished neighbourhoods.· 这些孩子来自贫困街区。· one of the world’s most impoverished countries· 世界上最贫困的国家之一poverty-stricken written书面 extremely poor极度贫穷: · poverty-stricken areas· 贫困地区· They were left poverty-stricken.· 他们陷入了赤贫之中。penniless especially literary尤用于文学语体 having no money身无分文: · She died penniless.· 她死时身无分文。· a penniless student· 一个身无分文的学生COLLOCATIONS CHECK搭配核查deprived area/children/homes/backgrounddisadvantaged groups/children/students/backgroundneedy children/students/familiesimpoverished families/areas/countriespoverty-stricken areas/countries/people
查看全部语言翻译1no money a)having very little money and not many possessions钱财极少,家当甚少 OPP rich:
Her family were so poor they couldn’t afford to buy her new clothes.她家很穷,买不起新衣服给她。
an area where poor people lived穷人居住的地区
one of the poorest countries in the world世界上最贫穷的国家之一
a poor part of Chicago (=where a lot of poor people live)芝加哥的贫困地区(即穷人聚居的地方)
My grandparents grew up dirt poor (=very poor).我的祖父母是在一贫如洗(即极度贫穷)的环境中长大的。desperately/extremely poor
Many of the families are desperately poor.许多家庭极度贫困。 b)the poor [plural] people who are poor贫穷的人;穷人:
It’s the government’s responsibility to help the poor.帮助穷人是政府的责任。the rural/urban/working poor
tax relief for the working poor针对在职穷人的税收减免2not good not as good as it could be or should be不如应有或可能达到的水平;差:
The soil in this area is very poor.这个地区的土壤非常贫瘠。
poor rates of pay低工资水平
He blames himself for the team’s poor performance.他为球队的糟糕表现而自责。of poor quality (=not made well or not made of good materials)(即做工不好或材料不佳)
The jacket was of very poor quality.这件夹克质量很差。poor hearing/eyesight/memory
Her hearing is poor, so speak fairly loudly.她的听力很差,所以说话要大声些。make/do a poor job of doing something
The builders did a really poor job of fixing our roof.那些建筑工人修缮我们屋顶的活儿干得真差。► see thesaurus at bad3sympathy [only before noun] spoken口语 used to show sympathy for someone because they are so unlucky, unhappy etc用于表达对某人的同情,因为他(她)非常不幸、不快乐等:
Poor kid, he’s had a rough day.可怜的孩子,今天过得真不容易。
You poor thing, you’ve had a hard time of it, haven’t you?可怜的你,经历了这么多艰难,不是吗?
Poor old Ted was sick for weeks.可怜的老泰德病了好几个星期。4not good at something not good at doing something不擅长做某事:
a poor public speaker不善于公开演讲的人poor at
He’s poor at sports.他不擅长体育运动。5health someone whose health is poor is ill or weak for a long period of time指健康状况差的人,长期患病或身体虚弱:
My parents are both in rather poor health.我的父母双亲健康状况都相当不好。6poor in something lacking something that is needed缺乏某种必需之物:
The country is poor in natural resources.该国天然资源匮乏。7a poor second/third etc the act of finishing a race, competition etc a long way behind the person ahead of you在比赛或竞争等中远远落后于领先者而完赛的行为:
McLean won easily, and Benson was a poor second.麦克莱恩轻松夺冠,本森则远远落在第二位。come (in) a poor second/third etc British English
The Socialists came a poor second with 26.5% of the vote.社会党以26.5%的得票率远远落在第二位。8the poor man’s somebody used to say that someone is like a very famous performer, writer etc but is not as good as they are用于指某人与某位著名表演者、作家等相似,但水平不如对方:
He was the poor man’s Elvis Presley.他是廉价版的猫王普雷斯利。9the poor man’s something used to say that something can be used for the same purpose as something else, and is much cheaper用于说明某物可用于与另一物相同的目的,且价格便宜得多:
Herring is the poor man’s salmon.鲱鱼是穷人的鲑鱼。10poor relation British English someone or something that is not treated as well as other members of a group or is much less successful than they are指在团体中受到的待遇不如其他成员,或远不如其他成员成功的人或事物poor of
Theatre musicians tend to be the poor relations of the musical profession.剧院音乐家在音乐行业中往往是受冷落的一群。 → be in bad/poor taste at taste1(6), poorly1COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adverbs副词extremely poor· His parents were extremely poor.· 他的父母极为贫穷。desperately poor (=so poor that it causes great suffering)· Half the population remains desperately poor.· 半数人口仍然极度贫困。dirt poor American English informal非正式 (=extremely poor)· We were dirt poor back then.· 那时候我们一贫如洗。adjectives形容词the rural poor (=poor people who live in the countryside)· Difficult economic conditions have driven millions of the rural poor to cities.· 艰难的经济状况迫使数百万农村穷人涌入城市。the urban poor (=poor people who live in towns and cities)· The condition of the urban poor could no longer be ignored.· 城市贫困人口的处境再也不能被忽视了。the working poor (=poor people who have jobs, rather than unemployed people)· These tax-cut proposals are targeted at the working poor.· 这些减税提案以在职穷人为目标群体。THESAURUS同义词辨析poor having very little money and not many possessions – used about people or places钱财极少,家当甚少——用于描述人或地方: · Many families were too poor to pay for education.· 许多家庭因太穷而无力支付教育费用。· poor countries· 贫穷的国家hard up/broke (also skint British English) [not before noun] informal非正式 having very little money, especially for a short period of time. Skint is more informal than the other words钱财极少,尤指短期内手头拮据。Skint 比其他词语更口语化: · I’m a bit hard up at the moment· 我现在有点手头紧· We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema.· 我们穷到没钱出去看电影。developing [only before noun] a developing country is poor and has very little industry发展中国家是指贫穷且工业基础十分薄弱的国家: · The disease is found mainly in developing countries.· 这种疾病主要见于发展中国家。· the developing world· 发展中世界deprived [usually before noun] much poorer than other people in a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life – used about people and areas比国内其他人贫困得多,且缺乏舒适或幸福生活所必需的东西——用于描述人或地区: · The charity works with deprived children in the inner city.· 该慈善机构在市中心贫困区与贫困儿童开展工作。· one of the most deprived areas of London· 伦敦最贫困的地区之一disadvantaged especially written尤用于书面语 used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor用于描述社会上因贫穷而成功机会大为减少的群体: · An increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.· 提高最低工资将有助于改善最弱势的美国人的处境。needy having very little money, and so needing help – used about groups of people钱财极少因而需要帮助——用于描述人的群体: · More help should be given to needy families.· 应向有需要的家庭给予更多帮助。· We offer scholarships for needy students.· 我们为贫困学生提供奖学金。destitute especially written尤用于书面语 having no money or possessions and nowhere to live – used when someone is in a very bad situation毫无钱财和家当,也无处栖身——用于描述处境极为糟糕的人: · Her family was left destitute after her father died.· 父亲去世后,她的家人陷入了一无所有的境地。· destitute refugees· 一无所有的难民impoverished formal正式 impoverished people and places are very poorimpoverished 指人或地方极为贫穷: · out-of-work miners and their impoverished families· 失业的矿工及其贫困的家庭· The children come from impoverished neighbourhoods.· 这些孩子来自贫困街区。· one of the world’s most impoverished countries· 世界上最贫困的国家之一poverty-stricken written书面 extremely poor极度贫穷: · poverty-stricken areas· 贫困地区· They were left poverty-stricken.· 他们陷入了赤贫之中。penniless especially literary尤用于文学语体 having no money身无分文: · She died penniless.· 她死时身无分文。· a penniless student· 一个身无分文的学生COLLOCATIONS CHECK搭配核查deprived area/children/homes/backgrounddisadvantaged groups/children/students/backgroundneedy children/students/familiesimpoverished families/areas/countriespoverty-stricken areas/countries/people