adj. 1.穷，贫穷的 (opp. rich, wealthy)。 2.(收获)少，差，不够。 3.(衣裳)破旧的，不体面的；卑劣的，(酒等)粗劣的；(演说者等)拙劣的。 4.萎靡的；不健康的；不愉快的；〔口语〕瘦；(身体)弱；(精神)差；(土地)贫瘠的。 5.不幸的 (opp. fortunate); 不利的 (opp. favourable); 已故的，亡…。 6.胆小的；可怜的；卑贱的，不足道的，无聊的。 短语和例子 the poor 穷苦人；贫民阶级。 urban poor 城市贫民。 a poor crop of apples 苹果歉收。 a poor three days' holiday 仅仅三天假。 a poor ￡1 a week 一星期仅一镑。 a poor ore 贫矿， poor soil 瘠地。 in my poor opinion 愚见以为。 照我的肤浅看法。 poor in spirit 懦弱的；卑怯的。 a poor conductor 不良(电)导体。 poor digestion 消化不良。 poor health 身体虚弱。 poor pens 劣笔。 a poor speech 拙劣的演说。 poor So-and-so 已故某某。 the poor man's side (of the river) 〔口语〕(伦敦泰晤士河)南岸。 a poor crumb [potato] 〔美国〕没趣的人。 My poor old mother used to say ... 先母常常说…。 poor fellow [thing]! 可怜虫。 poor house 贫民院，养育院。 as poor as a church mouse ＝ aspooras Job's turkey 穷到极点；一贫如洗。 have a poor chance for 做[得]某事[物]的机会不大。 have a poor memory 记意力不好。
having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" 同义词：hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched,
unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" 同义词：inadequate, short,
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance" 同义词：poor people,
Poor is an adjective related to a state of poverty, low quality or pity.
例句与用法
1.
The poor student was plucked in his examination ... 那个差生未考上。
2.
I love her all the more because she is poor . 正因为她穷，我更爱她。
3.
You poor man. you've got a splendid color . 你这可怜虫，气色倒挺好。
4.
The transparency of the powders is poor . 各种粉末的透明度是很差的。
5.
My intentions are only not to be poor . 我自己的愿望是只要不穷就行。
6.
He cut a poor figure on a public occasion . 他在大庭广众中大出洋相。
7.
We had a poor crop of raspberries this year . 今年我们的悬钩子歉收。
8.
Poor old fellow, his mind is failing . 可怜的老头儿，有点老胡涂了。
9.
The poor little puppy had been abandoned . 那可怜的小狗被人遗弃了。
10.
My cat 's been very ill , poor old thing . 我的猫病得挺厉害，真可怜。
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