poor

[US]/pɔː(r)/
[UK]/pʊr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 貧困的,貧窮的 低劣的,可憐的
Word Forms
比較級poorer
最高級poorest

Phrases & Collocations

poor quality

質量差的;品質低劣的

poor people

貧民,窮人

poor man

可憐的人,窮人

poor performance

表現不佳

poor health

不健康

poor boy

切開中間夾肉乾酪蔬菜等的大三明治

poor management

n. 管理不善,治理不善;經營粗放

poor prognosis

不良預後

poor condition

狀況不好;質量不佳

poor fellow

可憐的傢伙,可憐的人

poor child

可憐的孩子/小孩

poor thing

可憐的人,可憐的傢伙

poor efficiency

低效率

poor student

貧困生;學困生

poor service

差勁的服務

poor soil

貧瘠土壤

in poor health

身體不好;虛弱

poor appetite

食慾不振

poor eyesight

視力很差;視力差

Example Sentences

cotton is a poor insulator.

棉花隔熱性差。

Deptford is a poor area.

德特福德是個貧苦地區。

the poor remain unhoused.

窮人仍無棲身之所。

the family was in a poor way.

這個家庭生活貧困。

He is a poor speaker.

他是一個蹩腳的演講者。

a poor risk for surgery

手術成功的希望不大的病患

Real-world Examples

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

富人在變得越來越富,窮人在變得越來越窮。

Source: BBC News Vocabulary

Denny has devoted himself to helping the poor.

丹尼一直都致力於幫助窮人。

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Visibility will be very, very poor during the height of the snowstorm.

在暴風雪達到最嚴重情況時,能見度會很差。

Source: PBS English News

Oh, that poor, incredibly hideous, disgusting, ugly man.

哦,這個可憐的、面目猙獰的、噁心、醜陋的男人。

Source: Focus on the Oscars

Poor countries struggle the most with dengue.

貧窮國家應對登革熱更加艱難。

Source: VOA Special English Health

This word describes a drinker's poor movements.

這個詞描述的是飲酒者糟糕的動作。

Source: This month VOA Special English

It may have poor safety qualities or poor effectiveness qualities.

可能它的安全性或有效性就比較差了。

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

The farmer ascribed the poor harvest to drought.

農民把歉收歸因於乾旱。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

And John! Poor John! He needs so much money!

約翰!可憐的約翰!他需要那麼多錢!

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

That was poor. That was really poor.

講得太普通了。講得真是太糟糕了。

Source: Gourmet Base

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