英汉词典

poor 基本解释

• adj. 贫穷的；可怜的；贫乏的；卑鄙的
• n. (Poor)人名；(英、伊朗)普尔

poor 词态变化

poor 中文词源

来自古法语povre,穷的，弱的，不足的，来自拉丁语pauper,穷的，不富的，来自拉丁语*pau-paros,越来越少，越来越小，来自PIE*pau,少的，小的，词源同few,-paros,生育，产生，词源同parent.引申诸相关词义。

poor 英文词源

poor

poor: [13] Poor came via Old French povre from Latin pauper ‘poor’. This is thought originally to have been a compound meaning literally ‘getting little’, formed from paucus ‘little’ (a distant relative of English few) and parāre ‘get, prepare’ (source of English prepare). Its derivative paupertās has given English poverty [12], and pauper itself was acquired by English in the 16th century as a noun meaning ‘poor person’.
=> few, pauper, poverty

poor (adj.)

c. 1200, "lacking money or resources, destitute; needy, indigent; small, scanty," from Old French povre "poor, wretched, dispossessed; inadequate; weak, thin" (Modern French pauvre), from Latin pauper "poor, not wealthy," from pre-Latin *pau-paros "producing little; getting little," a compound from the roots of paucus "little" (see paucity) and parare "to produce, bring forth" (see pare).

Replaced Old English earm. Figuratively from early 14c. Meaning "of inferior quality" is from c. 1300. Of inhabited places from c. 1300; of soil, etc., from late 14c. The poor boy sandwich, made of simple but filling ingredients, was invented and named in New Orleans in 1921. To poor mouth "deny one's advantages" is from 1965 (to make a poor mouth "whine" is Scottish dialect from 1822). Slang poor man's ________ "the cheaper alternative to _______," is from 1854.

poor (n.)

"poor persons collectively," mid-12c., from poor (adj.). The Latin adjective pauper "poor" also was used in a noun sense "a poor man."

poor 词组搭配

poor 英文释义

1. moderate to inferior in quality;

"they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"

"he would make a poor spy"

2. deserving or inciting pity;

"a hapless victim"

"miserable victims of war"

"the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy

"piteous appeals for help"

"pitiable homeless children"

"a pitiful fate"

"Oh, you poor thing"

"his poor distorted limbs"

"a wretched life"

3. having little money or few possessions;

"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"

"the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

4. characterized by or indicating lack of money;

"the country had a poor economy"

5. low in degree;

"expectations were poor"

6. badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances;

"a poor land"

"the area was poor in timber and coal"

"food poor in nutritive value"

7. not sufficient to meet a need;

"an inadequate income"

"a poor salary"

"money is short"

"on short rations"

"food is in short supply"

"short on experience"

8. unsatisfactory;

"a poor light for reading"

"poor morale"

9. yielding little by great labor;

"a hardscrabble farm"

"poor soil"

poor 同义词解析

bad, evil, ill, poor, wicked

这些形容词均含"坏的"之意。

bad： 含义广泛，指任何不好的或不合需要的品质。

evil： 语气比bad强，强调道德上的邪恶不良，含狡猾凶险或危害他人的意味。

ill与evil意义接近，但语气弱一些，常指道德或性质方面的不良。

poor： 普通用词，侧重指事物的质量或数量低于标准或不合要求。用于指天气与食品时可与bad通用。

wicked： 语气比evil强，指居心叵测，任意违反道德标准，有意作恶。

poor 双语例句

1. Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.

洛杉矶穷人的境况仍未得到改善。

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2. This courtroom battle has been a poor advert for English justice.

这场法庭上的争论为英格兰的司法制度做了一次拙劣的广告。

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3. The expedition was wrecked by bad planning and poor navigation.

这次探险因计划不周和导航不利而失败。

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4. She has a poor complexion and pock marks on her forehead.

她满面菜色，额头上有些麻子。

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5. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments.

可怜的佩格勒博士大大落后于当初的约定。

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poor 实用场景例句

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.

他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。

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We aim to help the poorest families.

我们的目标是接济最贫困的家庭。

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It's among the poorer countries of the world.

它是世界上的贫穷国家之一。

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They provided food and shelter for the poor.

他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。

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Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him.

你听说了不幸的老哈里的近况吗？他妻子离他而去了。

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It's hungry─the poor little thing.

它饿了，这可怜的小家伙。

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‘I have stacks of homework to do. ’ ‘Oh, you poor thing . ’

“我有一大堆的作业要做哪。”“唉呦，你好可怜哦。”

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the party's poor performance in the election

该党在选举中的表现欠佳

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to be in poor health

身体不好

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It was raining heavily and visibility was poor.

当时天下着大雨，能见度很低。

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poor food/light/soil

劣质食品；昏暗的光线；贫瘠的土地

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to have a poor opinion of sb (= to not think well of sb)

对某人评价很低

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a poor swimmer

不擅游泳的人

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a poor judge of character

不擅看人的人

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She's a good teacher but a poor manager.

她长于教学，却拙于管理。

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a poor sailor (= sb who easily gets sick at sea)

易晕船的人

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a country poor in natural resources

自然资源贫乏的国家

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The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor...

我们的学校请不起好老师的原因是因为这里的人穷。

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He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.

他是13名来自贫困家庭的孩子之一。

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Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been.

很多第三世界国家仍和过去一样穷困。

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...a settlement house for children in a poor neighborhood.

为贫民区儿童设立的街坊文教馆

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I feel sorry for that poor child...

我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。

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Poor chap — he was killed in an air crash...

不幸的家伙，他死于空难。

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The flat was in a poor state of repair...

公寓严重失修。

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The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened...

欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。

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...poor wages and working conditions.

低薪和恶劣的工作条件

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He was a poor actor...

他是个蹩脚的演员。

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Hospitals are poor at collecting information.

医院收集信息能力很差。

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Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.

脂肪和糖类热量很高，但维生素、矿物质和膳食纤维贫乏。

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...soil that is poor in zinc.

缺锌的土壤

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