poor relation

British EnglishBrEFAIL someone or something that is not treated as well as other members of a group or is much less successful than they are 同类中较次者

poor relation of

Theatre musicians tend to be the poor relations of the musical profession.

剧院乐师在音乐界中往往低人一等。

Examples from the Corpus

poor of• In the considered opinion of many experts this poor relation of the industry will probably take 80% of the market by volume.

→ poor relation at poor(5)

单词	poor relation
释义	poor relation poor relation British EnglishBrEFAIL someone or something that is not treated as well as other members of a group or is much less successful than they are 同类中较次者 poor relation of Theatre musicians tend to be the poor relations of the musical profession. 剧院乐师在音乐界中往往低人一等。 Examples from the Corpus poor of• In the considered opinion of many experts this poor relation of the industry will probably take 80% of the market by volume. → poor relation at poor(5)
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