1. 不幸的，可怜的， 令人同情的
2. 贫穷的，贫寒的，清贫的
3. 差的，粗劣的，劣质的，次的
4. 缺乏的，缺少的
5. 贫乏的，远远落后的

1. 穷人（the poor）

1. 值得同情

1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group);

   "the urban poor need assistance"
   

1. deserving or inciting pity;

   "a hapless victim"
   "miserable victims of war"
   "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
   "piteous appeals for help"
   "pitiable homeless children"
   "a pitiful fate"
   "Oh, you poor thing"
   "his poor distorted limbs"
   "a wretched life"
   

2. having little money or few possessions;

   "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"
   "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
   

3. characterized by or indicating poverty;

   "the country had a poor economy"
   "they lived in the poor section of town"
   

4. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances;

   "a poor land"
   "the area was poor in timber and coal"
   "food poor in nutritive value"
   

5. 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"
   

6. unsatisfactory;

   "a poor light for reading"
   "poor morale"
   "expectations were poor"
   

1.（人）贫穷的，贫困的
Someone who ispoor has very little money and few possessions.

poor是什么意思

e.g. The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here arepoor...
我们的学校请不起好老师的原因是因为这里的人穷。
e.g. He was one of thirteen children from apoor family.
他是13名来自贫困家庭的孩子之一。

2.（国家、地区等）贫穷的，贫困的
The people in apoor country or area have very little money and few possessions.

poor

e.g. Many countries in the Third World are aspoor as they have ever been.
很多第三世界国家仍和过去一样穷困。
e.g. ...a settlement house for children in apoor neighborhood.
为贫民区儿童设立的街坊文教馆

3.可怜的；不幸的
You usepoor to express your sympathy for someone.

poor在线翻译

e.g. I feel sorry for thatpoor child...
我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。
e.g.Poor chap — he was killed in an air crash...
不幸的家伙，他死于空难。

4.劣质的；糟糕的
If you describe something aspoor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.

e.g. The flat was in apoor state of repair...
公寓严重失修。
e.g. 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。

5.（数量、比率等）不理想的，不合理的
If you describe an amount, rate, or number aspoor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable.

e.g. ...poor wages and working conditions.
低薪和恶劣的工作条件

6.不熟练的；蹩脚的
You usepoor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity.

e.g. He was apoor actor...
他是个蹩脚的演员。
e.g. Hospitals arepoor at collecting information.
医院收集信息能力很差。

7.贫乏的；缺少的
If something ispoor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance.

poor在线翻译

e.g. Fats and sugar are very rich in energy butpoor 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。
e.g. ...soil that ispoor in zinc.
缺锌的土壤

• poor chance机会不大

• desperately poor穷得走投无路
• incredibly poor穷得令人难以置信

• poor in在…方面贫乏
• poor in minerals矿藏贫乏
• poor in natural resources自然资源贫乏

• My parents, though poor, were religious and honest.

  出自：Westminster Magazine

• Warren Hastings was poor, but his ancestors had once owned large estates.

  出自：W. S. Churchill

• We were as poor as church mice once, but I would have every minute of it again.

  出自：Milton Keynes Express

• The poet was so poor he was in bed, for his clothes were pawned.

  出自：A. Thwaite

• ☆ 1200年进入英语，直接源自古法语的poure；最初源自古典拉丁语的pauper，意为贫穷的，可怜的。