lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society
穷的,贫穷的,贫困的
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people who were too poor to afford a telephone 穷得买不起电话的人
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[as noun
the poor ]the gap between the rich and the poor has widened .贫富差距已经拉大。
(of a place)inhabited by people without sufficient money
(地方)穷人住的,贫苦的
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Deptford is a poor area .德特福德是个穷人区。
worse than is usual, expected, or desirable; of a low or inferior standard or quality
糟糕的,不理想的;差的,劣的
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her work was poor 她干的活很糟糕
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many people are eating a very poor diet .很多人都吃得很差。
[predic.](
缺乏的,缺少的,贫乏的
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the water is poor in nutrients .这种水缺少营养物质。
〈旧〉 谦卑的,卑微的,卑下的
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he is, in my poor opinion, a more handsome young man .以鄙人之见,他更是一个英俊小生。
[attrib.](of a person)considered to be deserving of pity or sympathy
(人)可怜的,值得同情的
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they enquired after poor Dorothy's broken hip .他们询问了可怜的多萝西折断髋骨的情况。
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as )poor as a church mouse (或as church mice ) extremely poor 一贫如洗,贫困潦倒 -
poor little rich boy (或girl ) a wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy) [常用来表示含嘲弄语气的同情] 可怜的小富哥(或妹) -
the poor man's — an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified 劣质的(或更便宜的)替代品corduroy has always been the poor man's velvet . 灯芯绒一直是天鹅绒的便宜替代品 -
poor relation a person or thing that is considered inferior or subordinate to others of the same type or group 无名小卒,微不足道的人(或东西)for many years radio has been the poor relation of the media . 多年来收音机一直是媒体中微不足道的一种传播形式 -
take a poor view of regard with disfavour or disapproval 不喜欢,看不起
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the poor = poor people 穷人
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poor eyesight 视力差
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the poor dog 可怜的小狗
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"Middle English: from Old French