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单词 poor
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poor
(pʊəʳ , pɔːʳ )
Word forms: poorer , poorest
1. adjective A1
Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions.
The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor.
He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.
Synonyms: impoverished, broke [informal], badly off, hard up [informal]  
The poor are people who are poor.
Even the poor have their pride.
2. adjective A1
The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions.
Many countries in the developing World are as poor as they have ever been.
...a settlement house for children in a poor neighborhood.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2
You use poor to express your sympathy for someone. [feelings]
I feel sorry for that poor child.
Poor chap–he was killed in an air crash.
Poor Gordon!
Synonyms: unfortunate, pathetic, miserable, unlucky  
4. adjective B2
If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.
The flat was in a poor state of repair.
The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in Europe has widened.
The food was poor.
poorly adverb [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb]
Some are living in poorly built dormitories, even in tents.
They were dressed and fed poorly.
5. adjective B2
If you describe an amount, rate, or number as poor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable.
...poor wages and working conditions.
Synonyms: meagre, inadequate, insufficient, reduced  
poorly adverb [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb]
During the first week, the evening meetings were poorly attended.
6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2
You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity.
He was a poor actor.
Hospitals are poor at collecting information. [+ at]
poorly adverb [ADVERB after verb]
This team can play very well or very poorly.
Synonyms: badly, incompetently, inadequately, crudely  
7. adjective B2
If something is poor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance.
Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.
...soil that is poor in zinc.
Quotations:
The poor always ye have with you Bible: St. John
Poor and content is rich and rich enoughWilliam ShakespeareOthello
Idioms:
poor as a church mouse [old-fashioned]
very poor
I was as poor as a church mouse, but I bought that wreck of a car.
Collocations:
poor prognosis
He selected patients in a poor medical condition or who had a very poor prognosis, the psychiatrist added.
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People eating the most of it lose at life in so many other ways, it's hard to untangle food from their poor prognosis.
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Teeth that have been extra-oral and dry stored for more than one hour have a poor prognosis.
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Despite the availability of antifungal agents, aspergillosis in the central nervous system carries a poor prognosis.
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A number of other cytogenetic abnormalities are known to associate with a poor prognosis and a high risk of relapse after treatment.
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poor reception
They extend a wi-fi network by linking to your router and creating a new hotspot in an area of poor reception.
Times, Sunday Times
The radio has poor reception in weak signal areas.
Times, Sunday Times
One in three said it was the biggest gripe - far higher than poor reception (14 per cent) and big data charges (12 per cent).
The Sun
And its poor reception still stings.
The Sun
The firm hailed it as a boon for viewers in poor reception areas - plus those banned from having dishes by planning regulations.
The Sun
poor sap
Quite often divorce lawyers trying to stitch up some poor sap for every penny he's got.
The Sun
Yes, it's a bit military, but when you're staying in a big group, lumbering one poor sap with all the cooking just isn't tennis.
Times, Sunday Times
With the desserts finished, will our gourmands change their behaviour when it dawns on them that their pudding has forced some poor sap to endure 55 minutes of cycling?
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What, though, if you're a poor sap, earning less than 15,000 a year?
Times, Sunday Times
I couldn't leave it for some other poor sap to have to do all over again.
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poor showing
Even before the results came in, he blamed weak candidates for his party's poor showing in the local polls.
Times, Sunday Times
That frustrated the home fans as much as their side's poor showing.
The Sun
But she was hauled into the boardroom for a poor showing in her task.
The Sun
A poor showing here, he admitted, might force a rethink of his immediate playing schedule.
Times, Sunday Times
Insiders believe his sudden poor showing in the public vote has come about because viewers are not impressed by his run-in with the law.
The Sun
poor skill
Poor skill levels, rising taxes, bureaucratic planning controls and chronic overregulation are high on the list of culprits.
Times, Sunday Times
Low crosses may also result from poor skill, where players do not have the ability to kick a ball with the correct conventions.
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The research also suggested that those with poor skills and confidence could improve both through practice.
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Those who have emotional prediction are more likely to be company directors, while those with poor skills are usually the kind of people no-one speaks to at parties.
The Sun
They expect those with poor skills to take about 40 hours to reach the standard.
Times, Sunday Times
poor soil
They can be built directly on top of areas of poor soil, eg, heavy clay, as well as directly on to hard surfaces.
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Remove every bit, so nothing remains to enrich the soil: poor soil produces a bigger variety of wild flowers.
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If you must plant thirstier specimens, improve poor soil with organic matter, and water in the morning or evening to minimise evaporation.
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When it has self-seeded into a crack or poor soil, it never falls over, and in gritty gravelly stuff it's the same.
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Aim for a light and free-draining compost mix, as carrots prefer a light and reasonably poor soil.
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poor weather
The practice of witchcraft was often blamed for poor weather and there was a witch hunt hysteria at the time.
Times, Sunday Times
Many policies include compensation for the days on which you were unable to ski because of lift closures or poor weather.
Times, Sunday Times
Opening of certain events, attractions and rides may be affected by poor weather.
The Sun
In fact, the strawberries were difficult to grow and poor weather often meant disaster for the growers.
Times, Sunday Times
Analysts said that poor weather also drove demand for clothes.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 贫穷的
Japanese: 貧しい
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