poor

adjective

/pɔː(r)/, /pʊə(r)/

/pʊr/, /pɔːr/

(comparative poorer, superlative poorest)

Idioms

having little money

having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs贫穷的；贫寒的；清贫的

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。
We aim to help the poorest families.我们的目标是接济最贫困的家庭。
It's among the poorer countries of the world.它是世界上的贫穷国家之一。
This is a relatively poor neighbourhood.这是一个相对贫困的社区。
Andrew grew up desperately poor.安德鲁在极度贫困中长大。
They were so poor that they couldn't afford to feed their family.他们太穷了，无力养家糊口。

opposite rich see also dirt poor

Synonyms poorpoordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs:

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。

disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society:

socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层

needy poor:

It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。

impoverished (journalism) poor:

Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。

deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.penniless (literary) having no money; very poor:

He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。

hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time:

I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。

Patterns

poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background

Extra Examples

He was getting richer and richer as they got poorer and poorer.他越来越富有，而他们却越来越穷。
They remained poor all their lives.他们一生都很贫穷。
Poor people need income not handouts.穷人需要收入而不是施舍。
She was too poor to afford a bike.她太穷了，买不起自行车。
Half a million poor children around the world suffer from vitamin A deficiency.全世界有 50 万贫困儿童缺乏维生素 A。
The gap between rich and poor nations grows.富国和穷国之间的差距越来越大。
Farmers in poor countries are generally the victims.贫穷国家的农民通常是受害者。
They build low-cost housing for poor families.他们为贫困家庭建造廉价住房。
The rural south has historically been the poorest region of the country.南部农村历史上一直是该国最贫困的地区。

Topics Moneya1, People in societya1, Social issuesa1

the poor

noun [plural] people who have very little money贫困者；穷人 Many people now prefer not to say the poor because it suggests that they form one large group of people who are all the same and the only important thing about them is their poverty. You can use expressions such as people in need, low-income families/households or people from disadvantaged backgrounds/communities instead.

They provided food and shelter for the poor.他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。

opposite the rich see also working poor

More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns

the blind
the deaf
the destitute
the dead
the dying
the elderly
the faithful
the homeless
the injured
the insane
the jobless
the middle aged
the old
the poor
the rich
the sick
the squeamish
the wealthy
the wicked
the wounded
the young

Topics People in societyb1

unfortunate

[only before noun] deserving sympathy可怜的；令人同情的

Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him.你听说了老哈里的惨况吗？他妻子离他而去了。
It's hungry—the poor little thing.它饿了，这可怜的小家伙。
‘I have stacks of homework to do.’ ‘Oh, you poor thing.’“我有一大堆的作业要做哪。”“哎哟，你好可怜哦。”
Some poor soul will have to clean the house after the party.聚会结束后，一些可怜的人将不得不打扫房子。

Extra Examples

Come over here and help your poor old mother.过来帮助你可怜的老母亲。
Those poor horses have far too much to carry.那些可怜的马匹承载的东西太多了。
The poor kid isn't being properly cared for.这个可怜的孩子没有得到适当的照顾。

not good

not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected劣质的；差的；次的

the party’s poor performance in the election该党在选举中欠佳的表现
The food was of very poor quality.食品质量很差。
She's been in poor health for some time now.她健康不佳已有些时日。
The cottage was in poor physical condition.小屋的物理状况很差。
It was raining heavily and visibility was poor.当时天下着大雨，能见度很低。
poor food/light/soil劣质食品；昏暗的光线；贫瘠的土地
to have a poor opinion of somebody (= to not think well of somebody)对某人评价很低

having little of something

poor in something having very small amounts of something缺乏；贫乏；缺少

a country poor in natural resources自然资源贫乏的国家
soil poor in nutrients养分不足的土壤
There's very little soil here and it's poor in quality.这里的土壤很少，而且质量很差。

opposite rich see also time-poor

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poure, from Latin uper.

Idioms

be/come a poor second, third, etc.

(especially British English) to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc.（在体育竞赛等中）远远落后

Wordfinder

beg
benefit
charity
homeless
hostel
the poor
poverty
shanty town
sweatshop
unemployment

the poor man’s somebody/something

a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing（比同类的名人显物）逊色的人（或物）；次级货色
- Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.白葡萄汽酒是廉价的香槟。

单词	poor
释义	poor adjective /pɔː(r)/, /pʊə(r)/ /pʊr/, /pɔːr/ (comparative poorer, superlative poorest) Idioms having little money having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs贫穷的；贫寒的；清贫的 They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。 We aim to help the poorest families.我们的目标是接济最贫困的家庭。 It's among the poorer countries of the world.它是世界上的贫穷国家之一。 This is a relatively poor neighbourhood.这是一个相对贫困的社区。 Andrew grew up desperately poor.安德鲁在极度贫困中长大。 They were so poor that they couldn't afford to feed their family.他们太穷了，无力养家糊口。 opposite rich see also dirt poor Synonyms poorpoordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs: They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋。 disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society: socially disadvantaged sections of the community该社区社会地位低下的贫困阶层 needy poor: It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.这是一个为贫困孩子提供援助的慈善机构。 impoverished (journalism) poor: Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.成千上万赤贫的农民急切盼望搬到城里去。 deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.penniless (literary) having no money; very poor: He died penniless in Paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。 hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: I was always hard up as a student.我当学生时总是很拮据。 Patterns poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background Extra Examples He was getting richer and richer as they got poorer and poorer.他越来越富有，而他们却越来越穷。 They remained poor all their lives.他们一生都很贫穷。 Poor people need income not handouts.穷人需要收入而不是施舍。 She was too poor to afford a bike.她太穷了，买不起自行车。 Half a million poor children around the world suffer from vitamin A deficiency.全世界有 50 万贫困儿童缺乏维生素 A。 The gap between rich and poor nations grows.富国和穷国之间的差距越来越大。 Farmers in poor countries are generally the victims.贫穷国家的农民通常是受害者。 They build low-cost housing for poor families.他们为贫困家庭建造廉价住房。 The rural south has historically been the poorest region of the country.南部农村历史上一直是该国最贫困的地区。 Topics Moneya1, People in societya1, Social issuesa1 the poor noun [plural] people who have very little money贫困者；穷人 Many people now prefer not to say the poor because it suggests that they form one large group of people who are all the same and the only important thing about them is their poverty. You can use expressions such as people in need, low-income families/households or people from disadvantaged backgrounds/communities instead. They provided food and shelter for the poor.他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。 opposite the rich see also working poor More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young Topics People in societyb1 unfortunate [only before noun] deserving sympathy可怜的；令人同情的 Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him.你听说了老哈里的惨况吗？他妻子离他而去了。 It's hungry—the poor little thing.它饿了，这可怜的小家伙。 ‘I have stacks of homework to do.’ ‘Oh, you poor thing.’“我有一大堆的作业要做哪。”“哎哟，你好可怜哦。” Some poor soul will have to clean the house after the party.聚会结束后，一些可怜的人将不得不打扫房子。 Extra Examples Come over here and help your poor old mother.过来帮助你可怜的老母亲。 Those poor horses have far too much to carry.那些可怜的马匹承载的东西太多了。 The poor kid isn't being properly cared for.这个可怜的孩子没有得到适当的照顾。 not good not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected劣质的；差的；次的 the party’s poor performance in the election该党在选举中欠佳的表现 The food was of very poor quality.食品质量很差。 She's been in poor health for some time now.她健康不佳已有些时日。 The cottage was in poor physical condition.小屋的物理状况很差。 It was raining heavily and visibility was poor.当时天下着大雨，能见度很低。 poor food/light/soil劣质食品；昏暗的光线；贫瘠的土地 to have a poor opinion of somebody (= to not think well of somebody)对某人评价很低 see also piss-poor Extra Examples The work was of an extremely poor standard.这项工作的标准非常差。 He makes some pretty poor decisions throughout the novel.在整部小说中，他做出了一些非常糟糕的决定。 Many health problems are related to poor diet and sedentary lifestyles.许多健康问题与不良饮食和久坐的生活方式有关。 Her guitar playing is poor.她的吉他演奏很差。 He was frustrated about his poor exam performance.他对自己考试成绩不佳感到沮丧。 There was a reduced crop because of poor growing conditions.由于生长条件差，产量减少。 He showed poor judgement by hiring her.他雇用她的判断力很差。 Poor management has damaged the land in the past.过去管理不善已经损坏了土地。 The soil was so poor that it couldn't support any vegetation.土壤非常贫瘠，无法支撑任何植被。 Watching the concert on TV was a poor substitute for being at the live performance.在电视上观看音乐会并不能代替现场表演。 The city has the poorest exam results in the region.该市的考试成绩是该地区最差的。 We received a very poor return on our investment.我们的投资回报率非常低。 He wanted to be a Navy pilot but was disqualified due to poor eyesight.他想成为一名海军飞行员，但由于视力不佳而被取消资格。 The country is criticised for its poor human rights record.该国因其糟糕的人权记录而受到批评。 Topics Health problemsb1 [usually before noun] (of a person) not good at something不善于；不擅长；（能力）弱的 a poor swimmer不擅游泳的人 a poor judge of character看人不准的人 She's a good teacher but a poor manager.她长于教学，却拙于管理。 a poor sailor (= somebody who easily gets sick at sea)易晕船的人 poor at (doing) something Many companies are poor at dealing with telephone complaints.许多公司不善于处理电话投诉。 having little of something poor in something having very small amounts of something缺乏；贫乏；缺少 a country poor in natural resources自然资源贫乏的国家 soil poor in nutrients养分不足的土壤 There's very little soil here and it's poor in quality.这里的土壤很少，而且质量很差。 opposite rich see also time-poor Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poure, from Latin uper. Idioms be/come a poor second, third, etc. (especially British English) to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc.（在体育竞赛等中）远远落后 Wordfinder beg benefit charity homeless hostel the poor poverty shanty town sweatshop unemployment the poor man’s somebody/something a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing（比同类的名人显物）逊色的人（或物）；次级货色 Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.白葡萄汽酒是廉价的香槟。
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