poor
美 [pʊr] 
英 [pɔː(r)]
- n.穷人；贫困者
- adj.贫乏；缺乏；缺少；贫穷的
- 网络差；可怜的；不良
词形变化
比较级：poorer 最高级：poorest 反义词
英汉双解
拮据having little money
1. | 贫穷的；贫寒的；清贫的having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs |
| They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. 他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。 |
| We aim to help the poorest families. 我们的目标是接济最贫困的家庭。 |
| It's among the poorer countries of the world. 它是世界上的贫穷国家之一。 |
不幸unfortunate
2. | [obn] 可怜的；不幸的；令人同情的deserving pity and sympathy |
| Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him. 你听说了老哈里的惨况吗？他妻子离他而去了。 |
| It's hungry─the poor little thing. 它饿了，这可怜的小家伙。 |
| ‘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。” |
不好not good
3. | 劣质的；差的；次的not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected |
| the party's poor performance in the election 该党在选举中的表现欠佳 |
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| It was raining heavily and visibility was poor. 当时天下着大雨，能见度很低。 |
| poor food/light/soil 劣质食品；昏暗的光线；贫瘠的土地 |
| to have a poor opinion of sb(= to not think well of sb) 对某人评价很低 |
4. | 不擅长的；不熟练的not good or skilled at sth |
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| a poor judge of character 看人不准的人 |
| She's a good teacher but a poor manager. 她长于教学，却拙于管理。 |
| a poor sailor(= sb who easily gets sick at sea) 易晕船的人 |
匮乏having little of sth
5. | ~ in sth 缺乏；贫乏；缺少having very small amounts of sth |
| a country poor in natural resources 自然资源贫乏的国家 |
| soil poor in nutrients 养分不足的土壤 |
拮据having little money
1. | [pl] 贫困者；穷人people who have very little money |
| They provided food and shelter for the poor. 他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。 |
英汉解释
adj. | 2. 萎靡的;不健康的;不愉快的;〈口〉瘦;(身体)弱;(精神)差;(土地)贫瘠的 4. (衣裳)破旧的,不体面的;卑劣的,(酒等)粗劣的;(演说者等)拙劣的 |
英英解释
例句
One day the poor woman found that they did not have enough money to buy even a bit of bread for another day.
一天这个穷寡妇发现他们没有足够的钱去买第二天的东西，哪怕是一小块面包。
But also, unreformed China seems to have done a more impressive job than India did in educating and providing health care for its poor.
不过，没有进行改革的中国似乎在为穷人提供教育和医疗服务上面比印度做的更出色。
Don't be like the poor elephant and go through your life stuck because of a limiting belief you were given or developed years ago.
别像那只可怜的大象，一辈子受困于一种多年前别人给予你的狭隘观念，又或是多年前养成的桎梏信念。
'At this time of the year, 'said the gentleman, 'We should all try to help the poor.
“在每年的这一天，我们都将为穷人捐钱。”绅士说。
I do not know when poor Richard's cravats would be done, if he had no friend but you.
要是可伶的理查德只有你一个亲人的话，我真不知道他的围巾什么时候才能织好。
That may one day lead Americans to ask why they invest so much in a troubled region with such poor returns.
也许有一天美国人会自问，为什么美国要在这样一个麻烦不断而回报又如此之低的地区投入如此巨本？
While benefits of the poor and elderly are to be cut, the Pentagon is trying to forge ahead with its $1 trillion F-35 fighter purchase.
在穷人和老年人的利益注定被砍之时，五角大楼却正在试图继续推进其1万亿美元的F-35战斗机采购合同。
The schism was borne out in and around Paris, where wealthy neighborhoods seemed to vote yes, while poor neighborhoods voted no.
分裂基本上发生在巴黎及其周边地区，富人们投票赞成，穷人反对。
Since one "modem method" rapidly replaces another the poor kids will have had a good bellyful by the time they leave school.
从一个“现代方法”迅速代替另一位贫穷的小孩将会有一个好的满腹在他们离开学校。
HNA did not respond to requests for comment but has previously said non-payment was common in light of this year's poor dry bulk market.
海航集团没有回复记者提出的置评请求，但此前该公司曾表示，鉴于今年干散货市场低迷，迟付缓付租金是市场中的普遍行为。
The miserable Hatter dropped his teacup and bread-and-butter, and went down on one knee, 'I'm a poor man, your Majesty , ' he began.
那个可怜的帽匠丢掉了茶杯、奶油面包，单膝跪下说，“我是个可怜人，陛下。”
Thou shalt not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows.
问题还没解决时，不要上床睡觉，因为这些问题会使你难以入眠。
Poor mum! What's the matter with her, Sue?
可怜的妈妈！她怎么啦，苏？
The police officer decided not to say anything more about the poor father's negligence since he had already paid dearly about it.
警察觉得不起诉那位可怜的父亲，因为他已经为此付出了昂贵的代价。
It has loose and porous structure, poor stability and corrosion resistance which make it essential for the material to be antirust treated.
其结构疏松、多孔，稳定性和耐蚀性差，须进行防锈处理。
The doctor who had volunteered to settled down in the poor village became the chief fable of the villagers.
这个志愿到这个穷村庄落户的医生成了村民们的中心话题。
An illiterate 20-year-old weaver, he earns 2, 000 rupees ($43) a month, half of which he sends to his mother in the poor state of Bihar.
20的岁诺萨德是一名没有受过教育的纺织工，每个月有2000卢比（43美元）的收入，其中一半还要寄给他那生活在落后的比哈尔邦（印度北部的邦）的母亲。
The students, I agree with you that I am also very happy for the poor mountain loud and clear to the children so that they have read.
这位同学，我同意你的说法，我也十分乐意为贫困山区的孩子们大声呼吁，让他们拥有读书的机会。
The residents in turn called it a raid on their land by insatiable city officials, and paraded a few poor old folk.
当地居民则还以颜色，称贪得无厌的市政府官员侵略侵略了他们的土地，且有数名老年居民进行了游行。
Out of sympathy, she began to move money about, ostensibly to "lend" from the rich to the poor for a short period.
她出于同情而开始转移资金，从表面上看，是将富人的钱短期“借给”穷人。
Exploited by landlords, they were poor, ignorant, and, like the Italians, were one-fourth to one-half illiterate.
由于受地主的剥削，他们是贫穷和愚昧的，并且象意大利人一样，有四分之一到一半人是文盲。
She was a champion of the poor all her life.
她终身都是穷苦人的卫士。
On the great night the poor young woman went upstairs to look on from behind the doors of the salon.
在那个美好的夜晚，这个可怜的年轻女子跑到楼上，躲在客厅门后张望。
She was poor, quite alone, and had had a hard time in London, both before and after her husband died.
她贫穷，相当孤单，在她丈夫生前生后，她曾在伦敦过着艰难的生活。
This is one of the real underlying economic reasons why the gap between rich and poor nations seems to widen every year.
这就是富国和穷国之间的鸿沟似乎逐年扩大的一个真正潜在的经济原因。
"We were sorry for poor Hurry, as well as for father, Judith! " put in her innocent and unconscious sister.
“我们曾为爹难过，也为可怜的赫里伤心，朱迪思！”妹妹插进来说，她那么天真无邪，不谙世事。
And then this pretended mercy to the slaves is such a disappointment to the poor people.
再说，对奴隶这种表面的怜悯也使穷人大失所望。
A spirited young fellow, with a good appetite for the best of everything had so poor an outlook.
一个生气勃勃的年轻人，满心想得到一切最美好的事物，前途却如此渺茫。
Yesterday England might have stood against the world: now, none so poor to do her reverence!
昨日，英国可与世界抗衡，今天，已无人低下地向她致敬了！
Her poor papa returned so melancholy from the city, that all were alarmed about him at home.
她可怜的爸爸从市中心回来的时候满腔心事，家里的人都在着急。
The mother has shown a poor sense of responsibility, often gallivanting off somewhere and leaving the children on their own.
这位母亲表现得责任心不强，她经常只顾自己寻欢作乐，丢下孩子们不管。
"After all, " he thought, "the poor chap will get over it; not the first time such a thing has happened in this little city! "
“反正，”他心里想，“这个家伙会对付得了的；这种事情在这个小城市里也并不是破天荒！”
The poor captain raised his eyes, and at one look the rum went out of him.
可怜的船长抬起了他的眼睛，一瞥之间，他的酒意全醒了。
Said poor Jeanie, tendering that portion which she had separated from her principal stock, and kept apart for such an emergency.
可怜的珍妮边说边抚摸着从主要存款中留出的那些钱，这钱就是为这样的紧急情况准备的。
The Roman Aurelius Cassiodorus rendered a few parts of the Greek works on mathematics and astronomy in his own poor version.
罗马人AureliusCassiodorus用蹩脚的译文翻出了一小部分希腊数学和天文学著作。
Poor little Fanny! It went to my heart to adopt the grand air with her, and tell her to call me "sir" .
可怜的小范妮！我对她采取了高高在上的态度，告诉她叫我“先生”。
The poor soul yielded herself entirely to her sister's orders, and did not even dare to complain of her slavery to Briggs or Firkin.
可怜的人任凭妹妹摆布，甚至压根儿不敢对布立葛丝和孚金抱怨不自由。
Additional help was given to the poor farmers in the form of loans at very low rates of interest or no interest at all.
对于贫农还采用低利或无利放款形式给予额外的帮助。
The poor young fellow, who was still just a boy, still at the age when feelings express themselves spontaneously, burst into tears.
可怜的青年这时还是一个孩子，还在极易流露感情的年纪，他眼泪涌了出来。
The son of a poor farmer's widow, he had seen his mother put to such straits to make ends meet.
他是个穷苦农民寡妇的儿子，曾经亲眼看到他母亲在万分艰困的情况下度日。
"I'm afraid I shall be very poor company, Sir, " hazarded Presley.
“我怕她们会觉得我这人很没趣的，先生，”普瑞斯莱壮起了胆子说。
Rich men of all origins were being drawn together into a common interest against the communist ideas of the poor.
所有各种出身的富人正在互相靠拢，形成共同的利害关系，以对抗穷人的共产思想。
He looked back at his own life, what a poor crop of secrets it had produced!
想想自己走过的道路：平平凡凡，无秘密可言！
"The poor child is all heart, " said Mrs. Sedley.
塞特笠太太说道：“可怜这孩子真重感情。”
With his poor gift of expression he gave but indications of what he had gone through.
由于他太无口才，他对他自己这一段时间的经历讲得支离破碎。
Poor Smith was one of those who went west in the earthquake.
可怜的史密斯是地震死亡人员中的一个。
We should find the poor little maid tossing upon her mattress, to the great disturbance of its other two occupants.
我们会发现，可怜的小妮子正在褥子上翻来覆去，弄得另外两个人也不得安宁呢。
If she springs on you I shall defend you and prove my poor gallantry.
要是她向您扑来，我就保护您，以证明我那微弱的勇气。
It was a poor consolation that France had been forced to admit its own bankruptcy in the same year.
能够聊以自慰的是，同一年，法国也被迫宣告破产。
"Ours is a poor nature, " continued the doctor. "Such a little thing knocks us down. "
“说起来，人是多么的可怜，”博士说，“这么一点小事就泄气了！”
Trying to convince the robbers that he was just a poor puppet and hadn't a penny in his pocket.
让他们知道自己是个穷人，口袋里一个钱也没有。
"They were sent by one of your friends, " the poor secretary replied in a low voice, "so I thought it would be appropriate to use them. "
“它们是你的一个朋友送来的，”可怜的秘书低声应道。“我就想这样摆应该会合适。”
He stated that the charity was actually initiated by two sisters named Preston and that the effigy on the cake was that of two poor widows.
他认为该慈善活动最初是由普列斯顿两姐妹发起的，糕饼上的肖像则是两位贫穷的寡妇。
"Now listen here, " the policeman said, "Whatever yo do to that poor, defenceless creature i shall personally do to you"
“现在听着，”警察说，“不管你对那可怜无助的家伙做什么，我将亲自用在你身上。”
However, an airline spokesman said poor weather was more likely to have been a factor in the crash than the condition of the plane.
然而，一名航空公司发言人说飞机失事的决定因素更大的可能是因为恶劣的天气而不是飞机的状态。
China was full of contradictions, she said, starting with the growing gap between rich and poor.
她认为中国充满了矛盾，首当其冲的就是贫富差距。
All the money that the children raise will be going to help children in poor parts of China.
马拉松活动所得到的所有善款金额，用来改善中国贫困地区孩子们的的教学设备。
For what it is worth, I thought Mr Sorkin mumbled his way through a poor attempt to defend Mr Madoff in his closing argument.
不论有用与否，我认为索金先生在最后陈述中的含糊其辞，他的糟糕努力，都是在为马多夫先生辩护。
Franklin created a similar character in Poor Richard Saunders, the pseudonym he used when he began to publish an annual almanac.
Franklin还创作了一个人物穷查理（PoorRichardSaunders），在出版他的年鉴时，就使用的这个笔名。
She is heartsick that she did not see his poor behavior before she married him.
她难过没有在婚前看到他不良的行为。
He always stopped, said a few kind words to the poor man, and gave him a little money, but he did not take any of his matches.
他总会停下脚步，跟穷汉聊几句，给他几个小钱，但从不拿他的火柴。
Then poor tenants realizing they had allies just across the way began to stand up to the landlords who were scared to be too severe.
穷苦的佃农们发现，一路之隔就有自己的同盟者，便开始大胆地起来斗争。地主被吓怕了，也不敢过分作威作福。
If riding at night or in poor visibility you must switch on your cycle lamps, a white light to the front and a red light to the rear.
如在夜间或能见度低时骑单车，必须亮起单车灯：车头亮白灯，车尾亮红灯。
8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have Me.
约十二8因为常有穷人和你们同在，只是你们不常有我。
If the girl was born in a more prominent family the poor lad would be evicted out of the family's sphere of influence.
假如女子出生名门，她则会被驱逐出家族的势力范围。
As a young man, One day on his way home, he saw several laborer transporting a casket in a poor neighborhood.
在他年轻的时候﹐有一天他走在回家的路上﹐看到几个工人在一个穷人区搬运棺材。
poor countries would compete by carrying out microeconomic reforms that make it easy to start and build companies.
通过宏观经济改革，使创办企业变得容易，以此促使贫穷国家之间竞争。
But even in quite poor countries, a different concept of poverty also seems to creep in, the authors argue.
但是，学者们认为即使在非常贫困的国家，也开始对贫困不同的定义。
The poor lady, turning about to him, and looking at him with dying eyes, desired him to afford her one little moment to recollect herself.
那可怜的女子，转向朝着他，用垂死的眼神看着他，希望他能给她一点点时间去拾掇自己。
We may first think of the distance between the Rich and the Poor, but why are the poor always in the state of poverty?
我们可能首先想到的是贫富差距问题，但为何穷人总是那么穷呢？
The captain appealed against the light(said the light was too poor for further play).
队长对光线提出异议（认为光线太差不宜继续比赛）。
He was determined to inquire farther into the confession made at Carlisle, and the fate of that poor innocent.
他决定进一步调查在卡莱尔所作的交待，以及那可怜的孩子的下落。
You can do a great many things if you're rich which would be severely criticized if you were poor.
有许多事，你穷的时候做，会受到严厉的指责，但现在你有了钱，你都可以做。
He tricked the poor girl out of her money.
他骗去了那个可怜女孩的钱。
"Poor chaps aren't so well off either these days, " said Mr. Bond, putting up one of his artificial smiles.
“这些日子可怜的房东也不怎么富裕呀，”邦德先生说，脸上装出虚伪的微笑。
Poor fools! They did not understand that they were caught like stupid birds in our trap.
这帮可怜的糊涂虫！已经象笨鸟一样落进我们设下的圈套了，却还蒙在鼓里。
The poor old man is beginning to dodder.
那位可怜的老头开始变得衰弱颤抖了。
"That's not very bad, Mr. Stewart, " said the rival, "but you show a poor device in your warblers" .
“不太坏，斯图兰特先生，”那位对手说，“你吹奏百鸟朝凤的手法还不很高明。”
Poor eyesight incapacitated him for the army.
视力不好使他无法参军。
It was not her fault, poor lady, but proud men are sometimes like that, and there was nothing she could do.
这怎么能怪她呢，可怜的夫人，但是高傲的人有时就是这个样子，她有什么法子呢。
