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英 [pʊə(r)] 美 [pʊr]
adj.可怜的;贫穷的;低劣的
n.穷人
详尽释义
adj.(形容词)
不幸的，可怜的， 令人同情的
贫穷的，贫寒的，清贫的
差的，粗劣的，劣质的，次的
缺乏的，缺少的
贫乏的，远远落后的
n.(名词)
穷人(the poor)
v.(动词)
值得同情
同义词
hopeless luckless pathetic unfortunate unhappy unlucky wretched
反义词
luck
词语用法
adj.(形容词)
poor的基本意思是“贫困的,贫穷的”,用于描写长期或临时处于贫困状态的人,也可指那些被认为没有足够钱的人所具有的卑劣、无知和不道德; 用于物时,还可作“低劣的,次等的”“贫乏的”“贫瘠的”解,主要指在数量上、质量上不足或低于期望值。可用作表语,也可用于名词前作定语,可用于比较等级。
poor作“可怜的,不幸的,遗憾的”解时,指对境遇表示怜悯和同情,没有比较级和最高级,在句中只用作定语。
poor前可加定冠词the而用如名词,表示一类人,意思是“穷人”,可以作主语、宾语,但不能加不定冠词,也不能在词尾加 -s 。the poor做主语时,谓语动词应用复数形式。
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
poor chance 机会不大副词+～
desperately poor 穷得走投无路incredibly poor 穷得令人难以置信～+介词
poor in 在…方面贫乏poor in minerals 矿藏贫乏poor in natural resources 自然资源贫乏
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The poor horse looked all skin and bone.
这匹马骨瘦如柴,看起来很可怜。
He was too poor to buy a new coat.
他穷得无法买新衣。
Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.
白葡萄汽酒算是廉价的香槟。
Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting.
有些人可能认为无线电广播在广播事业中稍逊一筹。
My eyes were tired from reading in a poor light.
因在不良的光线下阅读,我的眼睛很疲劳。
用作名词 (n.)
Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.
城里穷人居住区条件十分糟糕。
She works hard for the welfare of the poor.
她为了穷人的福利而辛勤工作。
常见句型
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语
～+ n.
Many poor people gathered at the gate.
许多穷苦人聚集在门口。
A poor man came to the house this morning, begging for food.
今天上午有个穷人到这户人家来讨东西吃。
If a poor man inherits a large fortune and dies a month later, one might call it one of life's ironies.
要是一个穷人继承了一大笔财产,一个月后就死了,人们倒可以把这称为生活的`嘲弄。
The boy comes of a poor family.
这小孩出身于贫穷人家。
It is one of the poorest countries in the world.
这是世界上最贫穷的国家之一。
The farm is a very poor one.
这个农场贫瘠得很。
An actor who mouths his words is a poor actor.
装腔作势背台词的演员不是好演员。
The creature is physically feeble, with poor vision and dull senses.
这种动物体质虚弱,视力差,感觉迟钝。
The poor man always wants to have a really comfortable home.
这个可怜的男人一直想拥有一个真正舒适的家。
The poor child burst into tears when he found himself lost.
这可怜的孩子发觉自己迷路时突然放声大哭。
Your poor father and I have suffered very much of late.
你可怜的父亲和我近来都受了不少苦。
The poor old man had lost both his sons in the war.
这位不幸的老人在战争中失去了两个儿子。
It was wicked of you to torment the poor cat.
你折磨那只可怜的猫真缺德。
The poor cat was kicked downstairs by the children.
那可怜的猫被孩子们踢下了楼。
用作表语
S+be+～
Other things being equal,Alice would marry Jim, not Tom, but Jim is poor, and Tom is rich.
如果其他条件都一样,艾丽丝就会嫁给吉姆而不是汤姆,但是吉姆贫穷,汤姆富有。
The village used to be poor.
这个村庄过去很穷。
The light in this room is poor.
这房间里的光线不充足。
It's cheap, but on the other hand the quality is poor.
它是便宜,但另一方面质量差。
The food at this inn is very poor.
这家旅店的饭食很糟。
My German is rather poor, and I couldn't make myself understood.
我的德语很蹩脚,我无法使人听懂我的话。
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge.
他贫于金钱,但富于学问。
We were very poor in our family.
我们的家境很贫寒。
S+be+～+to- v
She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.
她太穷了,无法满足家人的物质需要。
He was too poor to buy shoes for his family.
他穷得无法替家人买鞋子。
其他
as n.
The rich ought to help the poor.
富人应该帮助穷人。
The poor were looked down upon in the old days.
旧社会穷人受歧视。
The poor are always with us.
每个社会总有穷人。
