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the poor
the poor 是名词化的形容词，指穷人群体，作主语时谓语动词用复数。
The poor were hit hardest by the pandemic.
穷人受这场疫情冲击最严重。
穷人；贫困者
poors — plural of poor
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穷人；贫困者
poor people as a group; people who have little or no money and possessions
The poor were hit hardest by the pandemic.
穷人受这场疫情冲击最严重。
常作 the poor，指整个群体。
社会或世界的贫困群体,社会的贫困阶层
The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
一个穷人
A poor person.
穷人(作为群体)
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
Tycoon中的倒数第二名
the second-to-last placer in Tycoon
The government should provide more support for the poor.
政府应该为穷人提供更多支持。
AI contextual example
Charities work tirelessly to help the poor in rural areas.
慈善机构不辞辛劳地帮助农村地区的穷人。
AI contextual example
Education is key to lifting the poor out of poverty.
教育是帮助穷人摆脱贫困的关键。
AI contextual example
the urban poor need assistance
城市贫困人口需要援助。
WordNet
the poor 是名词化的形容词，指穷人群体，作主语时谓语动词用复数。
The poor were hit hardest by the pandemic.
穷人受这场疫情冲击最严重。
用 of 短语可以限定穷人的具体范围，如 the poor of a city（某城市的穷人）。
The poor of the world face many challenges.
世界上的穷人面临许多挑战。
Not this
The poor is often ignored.
Use this
The poor are often ignored.
“the poor”指穷人这个整体群体，英语中按复数处理，谓语动词应用复数形式are，不能按单数用is。
Not this
He is a poor.
Use this
He is a poor person.
名词poor单独不能表示“一个穷人”；表达单个穷人要用a poor person，这是词典释义中给出的正确说法。
Not this
The government should help the poors.
Use this
The government should help the poor.
表示“穷人（整体）”这一集合概念时要用the poor，不加-s。poors虽可作为个别义项的复数形式，但不能用来指代贫困群体这个整体。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
穷人（作为一个群体）
The poor are often the first to be affected by rising food prices.
穷人往往最先受到食品价格上涨的影响。
在职穷人（有工作但仍贫困的人）
The working poor often hold two jobs just to pay the rent.
在职穷人常常打两份工才付得起房租。
农村贫困人口
The charity sends medicine to the rural poor in remote areas.
该慈善机构向偏远地区的农村贫困人口提供药品。
城市贫困人口
New housing policies aim to help the urban poor.
新的住房政策旨在帮助城市贫困人口。
帮助穷人
She volunteers every weekend to help the poor.
她每个周末都做志愿者帮助穷人。
穷人永远与我们同在。
This widely quoted saying comes from the Bible, where Jesus tells his disciples that poverty will not be eliminated and reminds them to keep helping the needy.
这句广为引用的说法出自《圣经》，耶稣告诉门徒贫穷不会消失，并提醒他们要继续帮助有需要的人。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use poors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
poor 作名词指“穷人、贫民”：想象 the poor 是街上缺衣少食的一群人；玩 Tycoon 拿到倒数第二名也叫 poor，就像资源最少的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：社会议题讨论、新闻报道 作名词时通常指贫困群体整体（the poor），多用于书面、新闻或社会议题讨论；在口语中也可用 poor people 来表示。选择时注意与形容词用法区分。
定冠词the连用，表示复数概念
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