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- in a way or at a level which is considered inadequate不足地, 欠佳地：
schools that were performing poorly
运作欠佳的学校
as submodifier a poorly attended church.少有人光顾的教堂。
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- with insufficient money or resources穷困地：
he lived as poorly as his peasant parishioners.
跟他那些农民教友一样, 他过着穷困的生活。
- chiefly Brit. unwell〈主英〉身体不好的：
she looked poorly.
她看上去身体不好。