the poor man's

1 used to say that someone is like a very famous performer, writer etc but is not as good as they are 蹩脚的某人〔表示某人像某著名艺人、作家等，但相形见绌〕

He was the poor man’s Elvis Presley.

他是个蹩脚的埃尔维斯 · 普雷斯利。

→ the poor man’s somebody at poor(3)

2 used to say that something can be used for the same purpose as something else, and is much cheaper 便宜的代用品

Herring is the poor man’s salmon.

鲱鱼算是穷人的三文鱼。

Examples from the Corpus

the poor man’s something• No one could have been more sympathetic to the detail of the poor man's need, or more capable of vicarious imagination.

→ the poor man’s something at poor(4)

单词	the poor man's
释义	the poor man's the poor man's 1 used to say that someone is like a very famous performer, writer etc but is not as good as they are 蹩脚的某人〔表示某人像某著名艺人、作家等，但相形见绌〕 He was the poor man’s Elvis Presley. 他是个蹩脚的埃尔维斯 · 普雷斯利。 → the poor man’s somebody at poor(3) 2 used to say that something can be used for the same purpose as something else, and is much cheaper 便宜的代用品 Herring is the poor man’s salmon. 鲱鱼算是穷人的三文鱼。 Examples from the Corpus the poor man’s something• No one could have been more sympathetic to the detail of the poor man's need, or more capable of vicarious imagination. → the poor man’s something at poor(4)
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