| 单词 | poor |
| 释义 | poor —poor /pɔːr/ aep /pʊr/ adjective (BAD) ► B2 not good, being of a very low quality, quantity, or standard: » a poor harvest» Last year's exam results were fairly poor.» I was always very poor at maths at school.» Dad had been in poor health for several years.» At last month's meeting, attendance was poor.Thesaurus+: ↑Not of good quality , ↑Rubbish and waste , ↑Informal words for bad• • • Extra Examples:» This novel is available in large print for readers with poor eyesight.» Teachers shouldn't have to take all the blame for poor exam results.» The land is so poor here that it cannot support any crops.» The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.» He was fired from his $165 000 job for poor performance.adjective (NO MONEY) A1 having little money and/or few possessions: » Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa.» He came from a poor immigrant family.→ OPPOSITE RICH(Cf. ↑rich)Thesaurus+: ↑Poverty and poorbe poor in sthB2 to have very little of a particular substance or quality: » Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources.Thesaurus+: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking things• • • Extra Examples:» The demonstrators seemed to be from a complete cross-section of society - male and female, old and young, rich and poor.» Because of debt repayments, the divide between rich and poor countries is continuing to grow.» Fair trade, say Oxfam, is about giving poor people power.» When he started he was just a poor boy from the slums - now he's a multimillionaire.» We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either.adjective [before noun] (DESERVING SYMPATHY) ► A2 deserving sympathy: » That cold sounds terrible, you poor thing!» Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs.Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassion• • • Extra Examples:» He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.» I hear poor old Frank's lost his job.» The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move.» The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.» You poor thing - you're all wet.noun [plural] the poor► C1 poor people considered together as a group: » housing for the poorThesaurus+: ↑Poor people |
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