poor

1. 贫困的,贫穷的 having very little money and therefore a low standard of living
2. 低劣的,次等的 rather far below the usual standard, low in quality
3. 贫乏的 rather far less than is needed or expected, small in size or quantity
4. (身体)衰弱的 (of health) rather weak, not good
5. [A]可怜的,不幸的 deserving or causing pity , unlucky

• poor chance机会不大

• desperately poor穷得走投无路
• incredibly poor穷得令人难以置信

• poor in在…方面贫乏
• poor in minerals矿藏贫乏
• poor in natural resources自然资源贫乏

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

poor management n. 管理不善，治理不善；经营粗放

poor prognosis不良预后

poor condition状况不好；质量不佳

poor fellow可怜的家伙，可怜的人

poor child可怜的孩子/小孩

poor thing可怜的人，可怜的家伙

poor efficiency低效率

poor student贫困生；学困生

poor service差劲的服务

poor soil贫瘠土壤

in poor health身体不好；虚弱

poor appetite食欲不振

the poor in spirit温顺谦和的人

poor eyesight视力很差；视力差

1. The poor horse looked all skin and bone.
   这匹马骨瘦如柴,看起来很可怜。
2. He was too poor to buy a new coat.
   他穷得无法买新衣。
3. Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.
   白葡萄汽酒算是廉价的香槟。
4. 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。
5. My eyes were tired from reading in a poor light.
   因在不良的光线下阅读,我的眼睛很疲劳。

1. Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.
   城里穷人居住区条件十分糟糕。
2. She works hard for the welfare of the poor.
   她为了穷人的福利而辛勤工作。