poor

/pɔː(r); pʊə(r)/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

贫穷的；贫困的；差的；不足的；不擅长的

释义与例句

adj. 贫穷的；贫困的
having very little money and few possessions, or relating to people in this situation
  1. The charity provides warm meals for poor families during winter.
    这家慈善机构在冬天为贫困家庭提供热饭。
  2. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood but won a scholarship to college.
    他在贫困社区长大，后来获得了大学奖学金。
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  1. Many poor households spend a large share of their income on rent.
    许多贫困家庭把收入的很大一部分用于房租。
adj. 差的；不足的；不擅长的
of low quality, below the expected standard, or not good at doing something
  1. The crops failed because of poor soil and a lack of rain.
    由于土壤贫瘠和缺少降雨，庄稼歉收了。
  2. Her poor eyesight makes it difficult to read small print.
    她视力不好，很难看清小号字。
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  1. The team gave a poor performance in the first half.
    这支队伍在上半场表现很差。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 poor 既可指“贫穷”，也可指“质量差”或“不擅长”：be poor at maths；the poor 可整体指“穷人”，谓语通常用复数。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • poverty 贫困；贫穷
    不可数名词，指缺少基本生活所需金钱和物质的状态。
  • poorly 糟糕地；不足地；身体不舒服的
    可作副词表示做得差，也可在英式英语中作形容词表示身体不适。
反义词
  • rich 富有的；丰富的
    表示经济状况时，poor 与 rich 相对；但 poor 还可表示质量差或条件不足，此时应按语境用 good、adequate 等反义词，而不是一概用 rich。
    A rich local business owner funded the new sports hall. 一位富有的当地企业主出资建了新体育馆。
常见搭配
  • poor families 贫困家庭
    The scheme offers free school meals to children from poor families. 该计划为贫困家庭的孩子提供免费校餐。
  • poor quality 质量差
    Customers complained about the poor quality of the fabric. 顾客抱怨这种布料质量差。
  • be poor at 不擅长……
    I am poor at remembering names when I meet a large group. 见到一大群人时，我不擅长记住他们的名字。