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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

poor [puər]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] (not rich) 贫穷
  2. 2. adjective [+country] [ area] 贫困
  3. 3. adjective [+quality] [ performance] (bad) 低水平的
  4. 4. adjective [+eyesight] [ memory] [ health] 不好的
  5. 5. adjective [+swimmer] [ reader] 糟糕
  6. 6. adjective [+wages] [ conditions] [ results] [ attendance] 差的
  7. 7. n pl the poor 穷人
    to be poor in sth
    [+resources,vitamins] 缺乏某物
    to be poor at doing sth
    不善于做某事
    poor (old) Bill
    可怜的(老)比尔

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

poor [pʊər]
  1. 1. adjective 可怜的,不幸
    Oh,you poor thing.
    啊,你真可怜
  2. 2. adjective 没钱的,贫穷
  3. 3. adjective 贫穷的,贫困的(指国家或地区的经济状况不好的)
    The country had a poor economy.
    这个国家经济状况很差。
    They lived in the poor section of town.
    他们住在城镇的贫困区。
  4. 4. adjective 缺少的缺乏的(指在某方面短缺的或缺少某物质的)
    The area was poor in timber and coal.
    这个地区缺乏木材和煤。
  5. 5. adjective 不够的,不足的(指不能满足需求的)
  6. 6. adjective 差劲的,不好的
    Expectations were poor.
    前景预期不好。
  7. 7. adjective 可鄙的,卑鄙
  8. 8. adjective [Ironic] 谦恭的,谦卑
  9. 9. adjective (指身体)衰弱的孱弱的,消瘦
  10. 10. noun[c] [Plural] 穷人
    The urban poor need assistance.
    城市贫民需要帮助

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

poor [pʊr]
  1. 1. adjective having little money and few possessions
  2. 2. adjective of low quality
  3. 3. adjective not good enough
  4. 4. adjective not skillful
  5. 5. adjective not having enough of something important
  6. 6. adjective less than expected or needed
  7. 7. adjective used for showing that you feel sorry for someone

Example Search

Poor digestion means poor nutrition. [Source: nciku_tw ]
消化不好会造成营养不良.
the poor =poor people [Source: nciku_tw ]
穷人
The poor little thing!=Oh poor thing! [Source: nciku_tw ]
可怜的小家伙!
She's only a technician, and a poor one at that.
她只是个技术员,而且还是个蹩脚的。
Poor thing, she is really ill.
真可怜,她病得很重。
I can do nothing else than admire people so poor that they go on smiling like if they were the richest of the world.
我敬佩这些人,尽管贫穷但他们仍保持微笑,就好像自己是世界上最富有的人一样。
It's surprising how poor people have no anger against the government.
真是奇怪,穷人是如何做到对政府没有怨气的呢。
The place he used to live in Brazil was a really poor area.
他以前在巴西居住的地方,是个相当穷的地区。
The streets of Beijing these days are full of poor people begging for money.
最近北京的街道上到处都是是讨钱的穷人。
He subjected himself to a poor diet.
他饱受粗茶淡饭之苦。

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