poor
adj
(-er, -est)
1 having very little money with which to buy one's basic needs 貧窮的; 貧困的
She was too poor to buy clothes for her children. 她窮得沒錢給孩子買衣服.
He came from a poor family. 他出身於窮苦人家.
the poorer countries of the world 世界上的貧窮國家.
2 [pred 作表語]
~ in sth having sth only in very small quantities; deficient in sth 缺乏某物; 某方面不足
a country poor in minerals 缺乏礦產的國家
soil poor in nutrients 缺少養分的土壤.
3
(a) not good; inadequate, esp in contrast with what is usual or expected 不好的, 不充分的, 不足的(尤與一般的或所期望的情況相比)
We had a poor crop of raspberries this year. 今年我們的懸鉤子歉收.
They received a poor return on their investment. 他們的投資獲利甚微.
Attendance at the concert was very poor. 那次音樂會的上座率極低.
the party's poor performance in the election 該黨在選舉中的拙劣表現.
(b) of low quality; deficient 劣質的; 不足的
poor food, light, soil 劣質食品、 微弱的光線、 貧瘠的土壤
a poor diet 粗劣的日常飲食
be in poor health 健康欠佳
Her remarks were in very poor taste. 她的話真沒意思.
(c) inferior; insignificant 差的; 無關緊要的
Watching the event on television was a poor substitute for actually being there. 從電視上觀看那個比賽比現場觀看可差遠了.
Getting third prize was poor consolation for all their hard work. 他們那麼努力才獲得三等獎, 真有點說不過去.
She came a poor second, ie a long way behind the winner. 她得了個第二名, 成績很差(遠遠落在第一名的後面).
(d) (of a person) not good or skilled at sth (指人)在某方面不好的, 對某事物不熟練的
a poor judge of character 對品性判斷不準
a poor loser, ie one who shows anger at losing in games or sport 輸不起的人(輸了就生氣的人)
a poor sailor, ie sb who gets sea-sick easily 容易暈船的人.
4 (esp infml 尤作口語) deserving pity or sympathy; unfortunate 值得憐憫或同情的; 可憐的; 不幸的
The poor little puppy had been abandoned. 那可憐的小狗被人遺棄了.
Poor chap, his wife has just died. 不幸的小伙子啊, 他剛剛死了妻子.
`I've been feeling ill for two weeks.' `Poor you!' `兩周以來我身體一直不好.'`真叫人同情!'
5
(a) (derog 貶) deserving contempt 可鄙的
What a poor creature he is! 他真卑鄙!
his poor attempts to be witty 他那卑劣的取巧行為.
(b) (esp joc or ironic 尤作戲謔語或反語) humble 謙恭的
in my poor opinion 依本人拙見.
6 (idm 習語) the poor man's sb/sth person or thing that is an inferior or a cheaper alternative to a well-known person, institution, food, etc 降而求其次的人或事物
Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne. 白葡萄汽酒算是廉價的香檳. a poor relation person or thing with less power, prestige or respect than others of the same type 較同類遜色的人或事物
Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting. 有些人可能認為無線電廣播在廣播事業中稍遜一籌.
?? 考研助記
穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因為 貧窮的
?? 擴展釋義
*[pu?, p?:]a. 貧窮的, 貧乏的, 不幸的, 可憐的, 拙劣的, 卑鄙的【經】 低劣的, 不良的相關詞組: make a poor out of it as poor as a church mouse