poor
US
UK poor adj: (lacking money)
SC 贫穷的 pín qióng de
TC 貧窮的
TC 貧窮的
SC 贫困的 pín qióng de ，pín kùn de
TC 貧困的
TC 貧困的
Many of us come from poor families.
我们中有很多人来自贫困家庭。
poor adj: (unsatisfactory)
SC 差劲的 chà jìn de
TC 差勁的
TC 差勁的
SC 能力差的 chà jìn de ，néng lì chà de
SC 效率低的 chà jìn de ，xiào lǜ dī de
The boss is unhappy with my poor performance.
老板对我差劲的表现感到不满。
poor adj: (pitiable, unfortunate)
SC 可怜的 kě lián de
TC 可憐的
TC 可憐的
SC 不幸的 kě lián de ，bú xìng de
SC 贫苦的
From poor beginnings, the politician went far in life.
虽然出身贫苦，但那名政客生活非常成功。
poor in [sth] adj + prep: (lacking)
SC 缺乏的 quē fá de
SC 不足的 quē fá de ，bù zú de
This soil is poor in nutrients.
这里的土壤缺乏营养。
poor at [sth] adj + prep: (underachieving)
SC 在…方面很差劲
SC 做…能力差的
He is very poor at maths.
他数学很差。
the poor npl: (poor people)
SC 穷人 qióng rén
TC 窮人
TC 窮人
SC 贫困的人 qióng rén，pín kùn de rén
The poor often don't have cars.
穷人一般没有车。
poor bastard n: slang, offensive (person suffering misfortune)
SC 可怜的人，可怜虫，倒霉蛋 kě lián de rén，kě lián chóng，dǎo méi dàn
I really feel sorry for that poor bastard.
dirt poor, dirt-poor adj: mainly US, slang (poverty stricken) (口语)
SC 极其贫困的 jí qí pín kùn de
My family was dirt poor, but we always took care of our appearances.
in poor taste adv: (in an offensive way)
SC 趣味低俗地 qù wèi dī sú de
SC 粗俗地 qù wèi dī sú de，cū sú de
SC 不得体地 qù wèi dī sú de，bù dé tǐ de
I do think they've decorated their bedroom in poor taste.
in poor taste adj: (offensive)
SC 不礼貌的 bù lǐ mào de
TC 不禮貌的
TC 不禮貌的
SC 粗俗的 bù lǐ mào de ，cū sú de
SC 无礼的 bù lǐ mào de ，wú lǐ de
TC 無禮的
TC 無禮的
John's joke about his mother-in-law was in poor taste.
poor behavior (US), poor behaviour (UK) n: (bad conduct)
SC 不良表现 bù liáng biǎo xiàn
TC 不良表現
TC 不良表現
The student was sent out of the class for poor behaviour.
poor box n: (receptacle for charitable donations)
SC 捐款箱 juān kuǎn xiāng
SC 募捐箱 juān kuǎn xiāng，mù juān xiāng
People put coins into the poor box outside the church.
poor creature n: informal (unfortunate person) (非正式用语)
SC 不幸的人，可怜的人 bú xìng de rén，kě lián de rén
The poor creature stood in the pouring rain without a coat or umbrella.
poor excuse, feeble excuse n: (unconvincing attempt to justify)
SC 蹩脚的借口 bié jiǎo de jiè kǒu
He gave a poor excuse for his absence.
Having a cold is a very poor excuse for missing five days of work.
poor excuse for [sth] n: (bad example of)
SC 糟糕的...例子
poor form n: (weak performance)
SC 表现欠佳，表现不佳 biǎo xiàn bù jiā
TC 表現不佳
TC 表現不佳
poor form n: (feeble or inferior condition)
SC 虚弱，身体不好 xū ruò，shēn tǐ bù hǎo
TC 虛弱，身體不好
TC 虛弱，身體不好
She must be in really poor form today; she's limping and she looks pale.
poor form n: (bad manners)
SC 不得体，无礼 bù dé tǐ，wú lǐ
TC 不得體
TC 不得體
It's really poor form to put your feet on the coffee table.
poor health n: (illness)
SC 差的健康状况 chà de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng
She has been in poor health ever since she caught bird 'flu last year.
poor judgment, also UK: poor judgement n: (making bad decisions)
SC 差的判断力 chà de pàn duàn lì
Elizabeth Taylor had notoriously poor judgement when it came to men.
poor man n: (man who lacks money)
SC 贫穷的男人 pín qióng de nán rén
He was a poor man and had to ask for food at the local church in order to feed his child.
poor man n: (man who is unfortunate)
SC 不幸的男人 bú xìng de nán rén
That poor man has had nothing but bad luck.
poor performance n: (underachievement)
SC 表现不佳 biǎo xiàn bù jiā
TC 表現不佳
TC 表現不佳
He was fired because of his poor performance at work.
poor performance n: (failure to function properly)
SC 无法正常工作
poor prognosis n: (prediction that illness will worsen)
SC 不良预后 bù liáng yù hòu
TC 不良預後
TC 不良預後
My uncle is in hospital with cancer. He has received a poor prognosis - they think he will die.
poor quality n: (inferior quality)
SC 质量差
SC 劣质 liè zhì
The publisher refused to publish the book because of its poor quality.
poor-quality n as adj: (of inferior quality)
SC 质量差的 zhì liàng chà de
SC 劣质的 zhì liàng chà de，liè zhì de
TC 劣質的
TC 劣質的
poor sod n: UK, slang, vulgar (unfortunate person)
SC 可怜的家伙
poor unfortunate n: ([sb] wretched)
SC 不幸的人 bú xìng de rén
That poor unfortunate lives under a bridge near the park.
poor unfortunate adj: (wretched)
SC 不幸的 bú xìng de
SC 可怜的 bú xìng de ，kě lián de
TC 可憐的
TC 可憐的
Those poor unfortunate children have nowhere to live.
poor woman n: (woman who lacks money)
SC 没钱的女人
SC 贫穷的女人
poor woman n: (woman who is unfortunate)
SC 不幸的女人
SC 可怜的女人
poor boy, poor-boy sandwich, poorboy, po'boy n: US, regional (submarine sandwich) (地区用语)
SC 长条三明治
SC 潜艇三明治
white trash, poor white trash n: US, figurative, pejorative, offensive, slang (poor white people)
SC 底层白种人, 白人垃圾
working poor npl: (people on very low income)
SC 低薪工作的人
SC 廉价劳动力