Word · Frequency #6339
poorly
/ˈpuəli/
adjective
不舒服的；有病的
核心释义
somewhat ill or prone to illness
- 1.
身体不适的；易生病的。
somewhat ill or prone to illness
身体不适的；易生病的。；身体不舒服的
用法In use
She called in sick because she was feeling poorly this morning.
用法提示：这里'poorly'作形容词，表示身体不适。
The child looked poorly and had a slight fever, so the teacher sent him home.
用法提示：'poorly'作形容词，描述孩子的身体状况不佳。
My grandmother has been poorly for several days and needs to see a doctor.
用法提示：'poorly'作形容词，表示持续的身体不适。
feel poorly
poorly作形容词时仅用于系动词后，表示身体不适。
She felt poorly and decided to stay home.
她感觉身体不舒服，决定待在家里。
be poorly
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel poorly
- 感觉不舒服
- I've been feeling poorly all day.我一整天都感觉不舒服。
- look poorly
- 看起来不舒服
- She looks poorly; maybe she should see a doctor.她看起来不舒服；也许她应该去看医生。
- be poorly
- 生病了
- He is poorly and has to stay in bed.他生病了，不得不卧床休息。
近义词Synonyms
- ill
- 有病的 · 较正式，可指任何程度的疾病
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
poorly = poor + ly, 穷人生活贫乏，常感身体不适。
语境与语域Context & Register
informal; 日常口语、非正式写作; 通常用于日常对话和非正式场合，表示身体轻微不适
语法说明Grammar Note
仅用作表语，表示身体不适
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
'surely' and 'purely' rhyme with 'poorly' (all have the stressed vowel /ʊə/ followed by /li/). Although 'friendly', 'quickly', and 'curly' also end in '-ly', their stressed vowels differ; 'poor' shares the same initial syllable but lacks the '-ly' ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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