Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #598
poor
贫穷的；贫困的
having little or no money or possessions
- 1.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
贫穷的,缺少财物或金钱(尤指相对于同时期拥有者)
- 2.
Of low quality.
质量低劣的
- 3.
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
值得同情的
- 4.
Worthy of pity.
值得同情的
- 5.
having little money or few possessions
贫穷的
- 6.
Deficient in a specified way.
在某方面缺乏的
- 7.
Inadequate, insufficient.
不足的,不充分的
- 8.
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
谦卑的,不骄傲自大的；温顺的
劣质的；差的；可怜的；值得同情的；不足的；缺乏的；谦卑的；温顺的；贫穷的,缺少财物或金钱(尤指相对于同时期拥有者)
In use
The poor family could not afford to buy food.
The movie received poor reviews from critics.
She felt sorry for the poor stray dog.
Oh, you poor thing
his poor distorted limbs
deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
the proverbial poor artist living in a garret
be poor
Many people in the world are poor.
世界上很多人是贫穷的。
Connections
Collocations
- poor people
- 穷人
- Many poor people struggle to afford basic necessities.许多穷人难以负担基本生活必需品。
- poor quality
- 质量差
- The poor quality of the product led to many complaints.该产品质量差导致许多投诉。
- poor health
- 健康状况不佳
- He had to retire early due to poor health.由于健康状况不佳，他不得不提前退休。
- poor performance
- 糟糕的表现
- The team's poor performance resulted in their elimination.球队糟糕的表现导致他们被淘汰。
- poor thing
- 可怜的东西/人
- Look at that poor thing, shivering in the cold.看那个可怜的家伙，在寒冷中瑟瑟发抖。
- poor excuse
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Poor音似‘破’，贫穷则家破，劣质则物破。
Context & Register
该词义表示经济贫困，语体中性，适用于大多数日常及正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in '-oor' and share the same stressed vowel /oː/ in non-rhotic pronunciation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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