poor是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 having little money and/or few possessions -- 贫穷的，穷困的；拮据的

  • Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa. 世界上最穷的国家多数在非洲。

  • He came from a poor immigrant family. 他来自一个贫穷的移民家庭。

  • Unfortunately, Iceland is poor in natural resources. 遗憾的是，冰岛自然资源贫乏。

• 1 not good; being of a very low quality, quantity, or standard -- 粗劣的，蹩脚的；不好的

  • a poor harvest 歉收

  • Last year's exam results were fairly poor. 去年的考试成绩相当差。

  • I was always very poor at maths at school. 我上学时数学一直很差。

  • Dad had been in poor health for several years. 爸爸几年来健康状况一直很差。

  • At last month's meeting, attendance was poor. 上个月的会议出席率很低。

• 2 deserving sympathy -- 可怜的

  • That cold sounds terrible, you poor thing! 感冒似乎很严重，你这个可怜的家伙！

  • Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs. 看那条狗——可怜的家伙只有3条腿。

• 3 poor people considered together as a group -- 穷人

  • housing for the poor 为穷人提供住房