poor

adj

• ① 1贫穷的(rich)2[the poor;当名词用;集合用法;当复数用]贫民,穷人(←→the rich)
  • a poor family穷苦的家庭
  • poor people穷人
  • a poor country穷国
  • (as) poor as a church mouse穷到极点
  • He was very poor.他很穷。
  • I'm now one thousand dollars poorer.我现在少了一千美元。
  • She likes to help the poor.她喜欢帮助穷人。

• ② (数量)贫乏的;稀少的;(土地)贫瘠的;(身体、记忆等)差的;(健康、气力等)欠佳的,不好的
  • a poor harvest歉收
  • Taiwan is poor in natural resources.台湾缺乏天然资源。
  • The lake was poor in oxygen.该湖缺氧。
  • poor soil贫瘠的土地
  • I have a poor memory.我的记忆力很差。
  • She is in very poor health.她的健康很不好。
  • in poor spirits意志消沉地
  • My eyesight was poor.我的视力微弱。

• ③ 差劲的,拙劣的;寒酸的
  • poor clothes寒酸的衣服
  • a poor wine劣酒
  • a poor actor拙劣的演员
  • a poor excuse拙劣的借口
  • He was a very poor swimmer.他是很差劲的游泳者。
  • He's a poor speaker of English.他是个英语说得很差的人。
  • I'm poor at English.我的英语很差。
  • He's a poor hand at collecting information.他不擅长搜集信息。

• ④[无比较级]可怜的;不幸的;已故的,亡…
  • The poor old man lost his family.那可怜的老人丧失了他的家庭。
  • My poor father died during World War II.先父死于第二次世界大战期间。
  • Poor fellow [soul, thing]!可怜的人!

• ⑤[无比较级][表谦逊或幽默]浅陋的;不足道的
  • In my poor opinion you're making a great mistake.依照浅见,你正在犯一个大错。
  • to the best of my poor ability尽我微薄的能力所及