poor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊər/, /ˈpɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pʊr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏr)

Inflections of 'poor' (adj):
poorer
adj comparative
poorest
adj superlative
  • WordReference
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
poor adj (lacking money)SCSimplified Chinese 贫穷的 pín qióng de
TCTraditional Chinese 貧窮的
  SCSimplified Chinese 贫困的 pín qióng de ,pín kùn de
TCTraditional Chinese 貧困的
 Many of us come from poor families.
 我们中有很多人来自贫困家庭。
poor adj (unsatisfactory)SCSimplified Chinese 差劲的 chà jìn de
TCTraditional Chinese 差勁的
  SCSimplified Chinese 能力差的 chà jìn de ,néng lì chà de
  SCSimplified Chinese 效率低的 chà jìn de ,xiào lǜ dī de
 The boss is unhappy with my poor performance.
 老板对我差劲的表现感到不满。
poor adj (pitiable, unfortunate)SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的 kě lián de
TCTraditional Chinese 可憐的
  SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的 kě lián de ,bú xìng de
  SCSimplified Chinese 贫苦的
 From poor beginnings, the politician went far in life.
 虽然出身贫苦,但那名政客生活非常成功。
poor in [sth] adj + prep (lacking)SCSimplified Chinese 缺乏的 quē fá de
  SCSimplified Chinese 不足的 quē fá de ,bù zú de
 This soil is poor in nutrients.
 这里的土壤缺乏营养。
poor at [sth] adj + prep (underachieving)SCSimplified Chinese 在…方面很差劲
  SCSimplified Chinese 做…能力差的
 He is very poor at maths.
 他数学很差。
the poor npl (poor people)SCSimplified Chinese 穷人 qióng rén
TCTraditional Chinese 窮人
  SCSimplified Chinese 贫困的人 qióng rén,pín kùn de rén
 The poor often don't have cars.
 穷人一般没有车。
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式:
英语中文
poor bastard n vulgar, offensive, informal (person suffering misfortune)SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的人,可怜虫,倒霉蛋 kě lián de rén,kě lián chóng,dǎo méi dàn
 I really feel sorry for that poor bastard.
dirt poor,
dirt-poor
adj
mainly US, slang (poverty stricken) (口语)SCSimplified Chinese 极其贫困的 jí qí pín kùn de
备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 My family was dirt poor, but we always took care of our appearances.
in poor taste adv (in an offensive way)SCSimplified Chinese 趣味低俗地 qù wèi dī sú de
  SCSimplified Chinese 粗俗地 qù wèi dī sú de,cū sú de
  SCSimplified Chinese 不得体地 qù wèi dī sú de,bù dé tǐ de
 I do think they've decorated their bedroom in poor taste.
in poor taste adj (offensive)SCSimplified Chinese 不礼貌的 bù lǐ mào de
TCTraditional Chinese 不禮貌的
  SCSimplified Chinese 粗俗的 bù lǐ mào de ,cū sú de
  SCSimplified Chinese 无礼的 bù lǐ mào de ,wú lǐ de
TCTraditional Chinese 無禮的
 John's joke about his mother-in-law was in poor taste.
piss-poor adj UK, vulgar, slang (very bad)SCSimplified Chinese 差劲的 chà jìn de
TCTraditional Chinese 差勁的
  SCSimplified Chinese 糟糕的 chà jìn de ,zāo gāo de
poor behavior (US),
poor behaviour (UK)
n
(bad conduct)SCSimplified Chinese 不良表现 bù liáng biǎo xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 不良表現
 The student was sent out of the class for poor behaviour.
poor box n (receptacle for charitable donations)SCSimplified Chinese 捐款箱 juān kuǎn xiāng
  SCSimplified Chinese 募捐箱 juān kuǎn xiāng,mù juān xiāng
 People put coins into the poor box outside the church.
poor cow n vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (unfortunate woman) (粗俗,可能具有侮辱性)SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的娘儿们
  SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的婆娘
 Her husband left her to raise five children on her own, the poor cow.
poor creature n informal (unfortunate person) (非正式用语)SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的人,可怜的人 bú xìng de rén,kě lián de rén
 The poor creature stood in the pouring rain without a coat or umbrella.
poor excuse,
feeble excuse
n
(unconvincing attempt to justify)SCSimplified Chinese 蹩脚的借口 bié jiǎo de jiè kǒu
 He gave a poor excuse for his absence.
 Having a cold is a very poor excuse for missing five days of work.
poor excuse for [sth] n (bad example of)SCSimplified Chinese 糟糕的...例子
poor form n (weak performance)SCSimplified Chinese 表现欠佳,表现不佳 biǎo xiàn bù jiā
TCTraditional Chinese 表現不佳
poor form n (feeble or inferior condition)SCSimplified Chinese 虚弱,身体不好 xū ruò,shēn tǐ bù hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 虛弱,身體不好
 She must be in really poor form today; she's limping and she looks pale.
poor form n (bad manners)SCSimplified Chinese 不得体,无礼 bù dé tǐ,wú lǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 不得體
 It's really poor form to put your feet on the coffee table.
poor health n (illness)SCSimplified Chinese 差的健康状况 chà de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng
 She has been in poor health ever since she caught bird 'flu last year.
poor judgment,
also UK: poor judgement
n
(making bad decisions)SCSimplified Chinese 差的判断力 chà de pàn duàn lì
 Elizabeth Taylor had notoriously poor judgement when it came to men.
poor man n (man who lacks money)SCSimplified Chinese 贫穷的男人 pín qióng de nán rén
 He was a poor man and had to ask for food at the local church in order to feed his child.
poor man n (man who is unfortunate)SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的男人 bú xìng de nán rén
 That poor man has had nothing but bad luck.
poor performance n (underachievement)SCSimplified Chinese 表现不佳 biǎo xiàn bù jiā
TCTraditional Chinese 表現不佳
 He was fired because of his poor performance at work.
poor performance n (failure to function properly)SCSimplified Chinese 无法正常工作
poor prognosis n (prediction that illness will worsen)SCSimplified Chinese 不良预后 bù liáng yù hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 不良預後
 My uncle is in hospital with cancer. He has received a poor prognosis - they think he will die.
poor quality n (inferior quality)SCSimplified Chinese 质量差
  SCSimplified Chinese 劣质 liè zhì
 The publisher refused to publish the book because of its poor quality.
poor-quality n as adj (of inferior quality)SCSimplified Chinese 质量差的 zhì liàng chà de
  SCSimplified Chinese 劣质的 zhì liàng chà de,liè zhì de
TCTraditional Chinese 劣質的
poor sod n vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (unfortunate person)SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的家伙
poor unfortunate n ([sb] wretched)SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的人 bú xìng de rén
 That poor unfortunate lives under a bridge near the park.
poor unfortunate adj (wretched)SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的 bú xìng de
  SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的 bú xìng de ,kě lián de
TCTraditional Chinese 可憐的
 Those poor unfortunate children have nowhere to live.
poor woman n (woman who lacks money)SCSimplified Chinese 没钱的女人
  SCSimplified Chinese 贫穷的女人
poor woman n (woman who is unfortunate)SCSimplified Chinese 不幸的女人
  SCSimplified Chinese 可怜的女人
poor boy,
poor-boy sandwich,
poorboy,
po'boy
n
US, regional (submarine sandwich) (地区用语)SCSimplified Chinese 长条三明治
  SCSimplified Chinese 潜艇三明治
white trash,
poor white trash
n
pejorative, offensive, informal, US (poor white people)SCSimplified Chinese 底层白种人, 白人垃圾
working poor npl (people on very low income)SCSimplified Chinese 低薪工作的人
  SCSimplified Chinese 廉价劳动力
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

poor [puər]
I adj
1 (=not rich)
[+ person] 贫(貧)穷(窮)的 pínqióng de
[+ country, area] 贫(貧)困的 pínkùn de
2 (=bad)
[+ quality, performance] 低水平的 dī shuǐpíng de
[+ eyesight, memory, health] 不好的 bùhǎo de
[+ swimmer, reader] 糟糕的 zāogāo de
[+ wages, conditions, results, attendance] 差的 chà de
II n pl the poor 穷(窮)人 qióngrén
  • to be poor in sth
    [+ resources, vitamins] 缺乏某物 quēfá mǒuwù
  • to be poor at doing sth
    不善于(於)做某事 bù shànyú zuò mǒushì
  • poor (old) Bill
    可怜(憐)的(老)比尔(爾) kělián de (lǎo) Bǐ'ěr
在这些条目还发现'poor':
在英文解释里:
中文:

习惯性搭配: the poor are getting poorer, poor [people, families], [help, assist, donate to] the poor, 更多……

标题中含有单词 'poor' 的论坛讨论:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
查看 "poor" 的谷歌机器翻译。

其他语言: 西班牙语 | 法语 | 意大利语 | 葡萄牙语 | 罗马尼亚语 | 德语 | 荷兰语 | 瑞典语 | 俄语 | 波兰语 | 捷克语 | 希腊语 | 土耳其语 | 日语 | 韩语 | 阿拉伯语

广告
广告
报告不适当的广告。
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!