poor是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)poor people穷人；贫困人民；可怜的人民

(2)poor country穷国；贫穷国家

(3)poor family贫穷的家庭；穷家庭

(4)poor excuse站不住脚的理由；无力的辩解；蹩脚的借口

(5)the poor穷人；贫民

(6)poor eyesight视力差

(7)rich and poor富人和穷人；穷人和富人

(8)poor health不健康；身体欠佳；身体健康状况不好

(9)be poor at不擅长

(10)poor box慈善箱；捐款箱

(11)poor boy穷小子三明治；大型三明治

(12)poor as a church mouse一贫如洗；贫困潦倒

(13)poor relation无名小卒；微不足道的人

(14)as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗；贫困潦倒

(15)poor white穷苦白人

(16)poor relief贫困救济

(17)dirt poor赤贫的

(18)poor rate贫民救济税

(19)poor little rich girl可怜的小富妹

(20)poor mouth讲…的坏话；哭穷

(21)poor little rich boy可怜的小富哥

(22)poor as as church mice一贫如洗；贫困潦倒

(23)poor show!干得不好；真糟糕

(24)poor man's orchid蛾蝶花

(25)poor man's weather glass海绿

(26)overseer of the poor教会执事济贫助理

(27)as poor as as church mice一贫如洗；贫困潦倒

(28)take a poor view of不喜欢；看不起

(29)the poor man's劣质的（或更便宜的）替代品

(30)poor quality质量差；品质低下；质量较差

(31)poor performance性能差；业绩差；绩效差

(32)poor man可怜的人；可怜人；穷人

(33)poor girl贫穷的姑娘；可怜的姑娘

(34)working poor工作的穷人；工作贫民；劳动穷人

(35)poor woman可怜的女人；贫穷的女人

(36)in poor condition状态不好；处于坏的状况；坏了

(37)poor fellow可怜的家伙；可怜虫

(38)poor peasant贫农

(39)poor visibility不良视界；能见度差

(40)poor record不良记录

(41)poor mother可怜的母亲

(42)poor appetite食欲不振；没有胃口

(43)poor memory糟糕的记忆

(44)poor vision视力不良；有限的视野

(45)poor harvest歉收

(46)poor farmer贫困农民

(47)poor soul可怜的灵魂；可怜的人

(48)poor relations关系差；关系欠佳；穷亲戚

(49)poor judgment判断失误

(50)poor crop欠收

(51)poor concentration注意力低下；注意力差

(52)poor translation极差的翻译

双语例句

(1)He has been in poor health since the operation.

自从做了手术后，他的健康状况就很差。

(2)The poor harvest led to a sharp drop in the income of the farmers.

歉收导致农民们收入骤减。

(3)There is no doubt that the poor also deserve due respect.

毫无疑问，穷人也应受到应有的尊重。

(4)It's hungry—the poor little thing.

它饿了 这可怜的小家伙

(5)He came from a poor immigrant family.

他来自一个贫穷的移民家庭

(6)Cheap products sometimes have a poor reputation.

便宜货往往口碑不好。

(7)My favorite TV show was canceled due to poor ratings!

我最喜欢的电视节目由于收视率差被取消了！

(8)He was fired due to poor performance.

他因工作表现不佳被解雇了。

(9)My husband has seasonal allergies. The poor thing can barely breathe today.

我丈夫有季节性过敏。他真可怜，今天都没法呼吸了。

(10)Due to poor weather conditions, our flight was canceled.

由于天气状况较差，我们的航班被取消了。

(11)Judging from his poor writing, I can infer that he never paid attention in grammar class.

从他糟糕的文笔看，我能推断他没怎么好好上语法课。

(12)Our school is very poor and all of the textbooks are all outdated.

我们学校很穷，所有教科书都很过时。

(13)He kept his poor financial status secret from his wife for years.

他对妻子隐瞒了好几年自己的经济窘况。

(14)The coach is getting tons of flak for his team's poor performance.

教练因为他的队伍表现欠佳而受到很多的抨击。

(15)I didn't use to think that you could be poor and happy.

我过去认为人不可能在贫穷的同时感到幸福。

(16)They made a complaint with the restaurant manager because of the poor service.

他们向饭店经理投诉，因为服务质量太差。

(17)I didn't use to think that you could be poor and happy.

我过去认为人不可能在贫穷的同时感到幸福。

(18)The rich keep getting richer, and the poor keep getting the shaft.

有钱人越来越有钱，穷人却越来越吃亏。

(19)The poor chap's gone doolally.

这可怜的小伙子疯了。

(20)Even the poor have their pride.

即使穷人也有他们的自尊。

(21)He was contemptuous of the poor.

他那时对穷人是心怀蔑视的。

(22)He's in hospital again. Poor dab.

他又住医院了，怪可怜的。

(23)I feel sorry for that poor child.

我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。

同义词

adj. 贫穷的；可怜的；贫乏的；卑鄙的

反义词

同根词

词根 poor

(1)poorly adj. 身体不舒服的；心情恶劣的adv. 贫穷地；贫乏地；不充分地

(2)poorness n. 贫穷；拙劣；缺乏

单词辨析

坏的

(1)ill 与evil意义接近，但语气弱一些，常指道德或性质方面的不良。

(2)poor 普通用词，侧重指事物的质量或数量低于标准或不合要求。用于指天气与食品时可与bad通用。

(3)bad 含义广泛，指任何不好的或不合需要的品质。

(4)evil 语气比bad强，强调道德上的邪恶不良，含狡猾凶险或危害他人的意味。

(5)wicked 语气比evil强，指居心叵测，任意违反道德标准，有意作恶。

释义

adj.

lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society

穷的，贫穷的，贫困的

people who were too poor to afford a telephone

穷得买不起电话的人

[as noun the poor]the gap between the rich and the poor has widened.

贫富差距已经拉大。

(of a place)inhabited by people without sufficient money

（地方）穷人住的，贫苦的

Deptford is a poor area.

德特福德是个穷人区。

worse than is usual, expected, or desirable; of a low or inferior standard or quality

糟糕的，不理想的；差的，劣的

her work was poor

她干的活很糟糕

many people are eating a very poor diet.

很多人都吃得很差。

[predic.](poor in)deficient or lacking in

缺乏的，缺少的，贫乏的

the water is poor in nutrients.

这种水缺少营养物质。

dated used ironically to deprecate something belonging to or offered by oneself

〈旧〉 谦卑的，卑微的，卑下的

he is, in my poor opinion, a more handsome young man.

以鄙人之见，他更是一个英俊小生。

[attrib.](of a person)considered to be deserving of pity or sympathy

（人）可怜的，值得同情的

they enquired after poor Dorothy's broken hip.

他们询问了可怜的多萝西折断髋骨的情况。

短语

（as） poor as a church mouse （或as church mice） extremely poor 一贫如洗，贫困潦倒

poor little rich boy （或girl） a wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment （often used as an expression of mock sympathy） ［常用来表示含嘲弄语气的同情］ 可怜的小富哥（或妹）

the poor man's — an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified 劣质的（或更便宜的）替代品 corduroy has always been the poor man's velvet. 灯芯绒一直是天鹅绒的便宜替代品

poor relation a person or thing that is considered inferior or subordinate to others of the same type or group 无名小卒，微不足道的人（或东西） for many years radio has been the poor relation of the media. 多年来收音机一直是媒体中微不足道的一种传播形式

take a poor view of regard with disfavour or disapproval 不喜欢，看不起

易错必背词

the poor = poor people 穷人

(1)The balalaika was originally played by the poor in Russia.

三弦琴最初是由俄罗斯的穷人演奏的。[温州市 2020 中考 阅读理解]

poor eyesight 视力差

(1)According to a recent survey, many students have poor eyesight.

根据最近的一项调查，很多学生视力不好。[哈尔滨 2020 中考 完形填空]

the poor dog 可怜的小狗

(1)The poor dog seemed to understand what she said.

那个可怜的小狗好像明白了她说的话。[吉林 2019 中考 阅读填空]

类似拼写词

poor adj. 穷的；贫穷的；贫困的；糟糕的；不理想的；差的；劣的；可怜的；值得同情的；贫乏的

door n. 门；门口；门道；门间距离；门面

pool n. 池塘；池；洼；潭；共用车辆；落袋台球戏；游泳池；深潭；人力资源；集合基金

词源

"Middle English： from Old French poure, from Latin pauper."

考纲分布

近6年出现291次

重要程度: 5星

74%; adj/n 贫穷的; 拮据的; (the poor)穷人

15%; adj 糟糕的; 差的; 次的; 缺乏的

11%; adj 可怜的

考纲释义

( 1)adj/n. 贫穷的; 拮据的; (the poor)穷人

真题例句：

It is in one of the poorest parts of the country.

它是该国最贫穷的地区之一。[2020年 连云港市卷 写作技能]

He used his pen to fight social inequality and gave voice to the poor.

他用他的笔与社会不平等作斗争，为穷人发声。[2020年 长沙市卷 阅读理解]

He helps students from poor families and shows respect (尊重) for every school staff member.

他帮助来自贫困家庭的学生，并对每一位学校工作人员表示尊重。[2020年 武汉市卷 阅读填空]

( 2)adj. 糟糕的; 差的; 次的; 缺乏的

真题例句：

According to a recent survey, many students have poor eyesight (视力).

根据最近的一项调查，很多学生视力不好。[2020年 哈尔滨市卷 完形填空]

Critical thinking can stop us from making poor choices.

批判性思维可以阻止我们做出糟糕的选择。[2019年 河北省卷 单项填空]

There was less sunlight and poor soil.

日照少，土壤贫瘠。[2018年 黄冈市卷 阅读理解]

( 3)adj. 可怜的

真题例句：

But there were also a lot of poor, thin horses, tired from hard work.

但是也有很多又可怜又瘦弱的马，因为辛苦劳作而疲惫不堪。[2020年 连云港市卷 阅读理解]

She did not drive the poor hungry dog away, but let it stay in the yard.

她没有赶走这只可怜的饿狗，而是让它呆在院子里。[2019年 吉林省卷 阅读理解]

What a poor old lady!

多可怜的老太太啊！[2019年 潍坊市卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)poor country穷国；贫穷国家

(2)poor excuse站不住脚的理由；无力的辩解；蹩脚的借口

(3)poor family贫穷的家庭；穷家庭

(4)poor people穷人；贫困人民；可怜的人民

(5)the poor穷人；贫民

(6)poor eyesight视力差

必考派生词

poorly adv. 不足地；欠佳地；穷困地

用法讲解

穷人可以用“the poor”表示，定冠词the不能换成a，也不能在词尾加-s。the poor做主语时，谓语动词应用复数形式。 示例：The poor are losing hope. 穷人都失去了希望。

考纲分布

近12年出现6次

重要程度: 4星

67%; adj 差的; 劣质的

33%; adj 贫穷的; 拮据的

0%; adj 可怜的; 不幸的

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 差的; 劣质的

真题例句：

He has very poor eyesight.

他视力很差。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 阅读理解]

In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone (长号).

在天气不好的时候，我阅读有关运动的书籍或练习长号。[2021年 浙江卷 读后续写]

( 2)adj. 贫穷的; 拮据的

真题例句：

Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.

亚当斯帮助穷人，并为和平而努力。[2016年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

( 3)adj. 可怜的; 不幸的

真题例句：

The poor woman wasn't able to give him any information about where she lived.

那个可怜的女人无法告诉他自己住在哪里。[2021年 北京卷 语法填空]

必考派生词

poorly adv. 不足地；欠佳地；穷困地

用法讲解

the poor表示一类人，穷人，复数意义，谓语用复数。

考纲分布

近9年出现88次

重要程度: 5星

84%; adj 贫穷的; 拮据的

15%; adj 糟糕的

1%; adj 可怜的

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 贫穷的; 拮据的

真题例句：

San Jose was among the best cities in America for poor kids to move up the social ladder.

圣何塞是美国贫困儿童提升社会地位的最佳城市之一。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

Whether poor kids in San Jose today still have the chance to move upward is questionable.

如今圣何塞的穷孩子们是否还有机会往上爬还有待考证。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

Born the 16th child to poor parents in Paris in either 1783 or 1784, a young Creme was suddenly abandoned at the height of the French Revolution.

Careme 是1783年或1784年出生于巴黎贫苦家庭的第16个孩子，在法国大革命的鼎盛时期，幼小的 Careme 突然被遗弃。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

( 2)adj. 糟糕的

真题例句：

Experiment results showed that students who were not taught that people can change showed poor stress responses.

实验结果表明，没有被告知人可以改变的学生，应激反应较差。[2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]

But an accumulating body of research indicates that irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.

但越来越多的研究表明，不负责任的员工和糟糕的安全记录。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解]

What is the root cause of the poor service at British airport according to the British Airport Authority?

根据英国机场管理局，英国机场糟糕服务的根本原因是什么？[2016年 CET4 听力]

( 3)adj. 可怜的

真题例句：

Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.

没有人重视这些可怜的鸟的生命或它们的肉。[2021年 CET4 听力]

How a Poor, Abandoned Parisian Boy Became a Top Chef.

一个可怜的，被遗弃的巴黎男孩是如何成为一名顶级厨师的。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)the poor穷人; 贫民

必考派生词

poorly adv. 不足地；欠佳地；穷困地

用法讲解

穷人可以用“the poor”表示，定冠词the不能换成a，也不能在词尾加-s 。the poor做主语时，谓语动词应用复数形式。 示例：The poor are losing hope. 穷人都失去了希望。

考纲分布

近9年出现43次

重要程度: 5星

86%; adj 贫穷的; 拮据的

12%; adj 糟糕的

2%; adj 可怜的

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 贫穷的; 拮据的

真题例句：

It is beneficial to poor as well as rich communities.

它对穷人和富人都有好处。[2021年 CET6 听力]

They show a difference between rich and poor nations.

他们显示了富国和穷国之间的差异。[2021年 CET6 听力]

Narrowing the existing gap between the rich and the poor.

缩小现有的贫富差距。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 2)adj. 糟糕的

真题例句：

Poor diet and physical inactivity also each increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development of some cancers.

不良的饮食习惯和缺乏运动锻炼也会增加患心脏病的风险，还有可能会引发某些癌症。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

Our own decision-making abilities can become depleted over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices.

我们自己的决策能力可能会在一天中耗尽，导致优柔寡断或糟糕的选择。[2018年 CET6 阅读理解]

The retail giant said the poor financial performance this year has pushed it to begin implementing $400 million in cost-cutting measures.

这家零售业巨头表示，今年糟糕的财务表现促使其开始实施4亿美元的成本削减措施。[2017年 CET6 阅读理解]

The company blamed much of the poor performance in November and December on unseasonably warm weather.

该公司将11月和12月的糟糕表现归咎于异常温暖的天气。[2017年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 3)adj. 可怜的

必考派生词

poorly adv. 不足地；欠佳地；穷困地

用法讲解

穷人可以用“the poor”表示，定冠词the不能换成a，也不能在词尾加-s 。the poor做主语时，谓语动词应用复数形式。 示例：The poor are losing hope. 穷人都失去了希望。

考纲分布

近16年出现33次

重要程度: 5星

88%; adj/n 贫穷的; (the ~)穷人

6%; adj 糟糕的; 差的

3%; adj 可怜的

3%; adj (~ in)缺乏; 缺少

考纲释义

( 1)adj/n. 贫穷的; (the ~)穷人

真题例句：

Some relatively poor European countries have seen huge improvements across measures including civil society, income equality and the environment.

一些相对贫穷的欧洲国家在公民社会、收入平等和环境等方面取得了巨大进步。[2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]

Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.

金钱可能并不能完全买到幸福，但富裕国家的人通常比贫穷国家的人更幸福。[2014年 英语二 阅读理解A]

This "brain drain" has long bothered policymakers in poor countries.

这种“人才外流”长期困扰着贫穷国家的政策制定者。[2012年 英语二 翻译]

( 2)adj. 糟糕的; 差的

真题例句：

The UK is one of the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens.

在确保经济增长转化为对其公民有意义的改善方面，英国是表现最差的国家之一。[2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]

Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit, while others with a low BMI may be in poor shape.

一些身体质量指数高的人实际上非常健康，而另一些身体质量指数低的人可能状态不佳。[2014年 英语二 完型填空]

People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions.

总的来说，人们在做个人决定时不善于考虑背景信息。[2013年 英语一 完型填空]

( 3)adj. 可怜的

( 4)adj. (~ in)缺乏; 缺少

必考短语

(1)be poor at不擅长

必考派生词

poorly adv. 不足地；欠佳地；穷困地

用法讲解

poor作形容词，表示“可怜的；不幸的；令人同情的”时，只用于名词之前，修饰该名词，如：the poor little thing

poor前加the，表示“穷人”这一类人，作主语时，其谓语动词应用复数形式。

(1)Poor Teddy! He's soaking wet! Yes, poor Teddy! Let's get him dry! Poor Teddy!

可怜的泰迪！他正在变湿！是的，可怜的泰迪！我们把他弄干吧！可怜的泰迪！《Peppa Pig》《小猪佩奇（精选版）》

(2)Poor Daddy, having to go to work. Oh, poor Daddy!

可怜的爸爸，必须得去工作。噢，可怜的爸爸！《Peppa Pig》《小猪佩奇（精选版）》

(3)What? Poor Bernadette. Oh, no.

什么? 可怜的Bernadette，哦不。《The Big Bang Theory Season 7》《生活大爆炸 第7季》

(4)Poor Daddy. He is missing all the fun. Yes, poor Daddy. One ice-cream, please. That's nice.

可怜的爸爸，他错过了好玩的事。是啊，可怜的猪爸爸。一个冰淇淋，谢谢。恩，味道真不错。《Peppa Pig Season 3》《小猪佩奇 第三季》

(5)Poor Daddy, having to go to work.

可怜的爸爸，他必须得去上班了。《Get fluent spoken English in 100 days》《100天养成流利口语》

(6)Poor Teddy. He's soaking wet. Yes, poor Teddy. Let's get him dry. Poor Teddy. There you are, Teddy. All dry.

可怜的泰迪，他全身都湿透了。是的，可怜的泰迪，我们把他弄干。可怜的泰迪，可以了，泰迪，全都干了。《Peppa Pig Season 1》《小猪佩奇 第一季》

(7)What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say, "Poor you. Miranda's picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy"?

你希望我对你说什么？要我说“真可怜，马琳达又欺负你了，可怜的安迪”《The Devil Wears Prada》《穿普拉达的女王》

(8)See you later. Bye. Bye-Bye. Poor Daddy, having to go to work. Oh, poor Daddy.

一会见！再见！再见！可怜的爸爸，他必须得去上班了。噢，可怜的猪爸爸！《Peppa Pig Season 3》《小猪佩奇 第三季》

(9)Poor dears. The food is going to get cold.

可怜的孩子们。吃的快要凉了。《Peppa Pig》《小猪佩奇（精选版）》

(10)Good-bye, you poor, strange little man.

再见，你这个可怜的怪人。《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

(11)What's going on? Are we poor?

这是什么情况？我们变穷人了吗？《Modern Family Season 7》《摩登家庭 第七季》

(12)Aw! Poor man. So trusting, so fragile, so delicious.

啊！可怜的人类，如此轻信，如此脆弱，如此美味。《Minions》《小黄人》

(13)Next to him, who would suspect poor, stuttering Professor Quirrell?

所以呢，有他在身边有他在，谁还会怀疑可怜的奇洛教授？《Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone》《哈利·波特与魔法石》

(14)Poor kid. She just doesn't see it.

可怜的孩子，就是不开窍。《The Big Bang Theory Season 7》《生活大爆炸 第7季》

(15)Genocide. But random, dispassionate, fair to rich and poor alike.

屠杀。但是随机，公正，不分贫富。《Avengers: Infinity War》《复仇者联盟3：无限战争》

(16)You heard your note nearly proved fatal to poor Denker?

你知道你的信差点要了可怜的丹可的老命啊？《Downton Abbey Season 6》《唐顿庄园 第六季》

(17)It is a peasant food and you will be eating poor food and be poor all year if you eat porridge on the first day of the year.

粥是乡下人吃的东西，吃了穷人的东西你就会变穷，新年第一天喝了粥，一年都会穷。《Chinese New Year》《中国春节》

(18)That's a poor prize to take back to the Shire.

就带这么点纪念品回夏尔也未免太寒酸了。《The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies》《霍比特人3：五军之战》

(19)But the poor man's heart is breaking for not knowing.

但那可怜的人不明就里地伤透了心。《Downton Abbey Season 4》《唐顿庄园 第四季》

(20)I do not personally understand why it has anything to do with the poor uncle!

我不太明白可怜的舅舅跟这有哪门子关系。《Chinese New Year》《中国春节》