poor
a. 贫穷的, 贫乏的, 不幸的, 可怜的, 拙劣的, 卑鄙的 [经] 低劣的, 不良的
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教材释义与例句
(Poor)人名；(英、伊朗)普尔
贫穷的；可怜的；贫乏的；卑鄙的
used to show sympathy for someone because they are so unlucky, unhappy etc
释义与例句
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The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
仅复数Then there have not always been proletarians? No. There have always been poor and working classes; and those who worked were almost always the poor. But there have not always been proletarians, just as competition has not always been free.
This is the same Randian bullshit that we've been hearing from people like Brooks for ages and its entire premise is really revolting and insulting—this idea that the way society works is that the productive "rich" feed the needy "poor," and that any attempt by the latter to punish the former for "excesses" might inspire Atlas to Shrug his way out of town and leave the helpless poor on their own to starve. That's basically Brooks's entire argument here. Yes, the rich and powerful do rig the game in their own favor, and yes, they are guilty of "excesses"—but fucking deal with it, if you want to eat.
The sun shines on the rich and the poor alike but, come the rain, the rich have better umbrellas.
The poor are always with us.
The rich are often so insulated from reality that they think the poor have extra money they could save for more than a short time.
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the second-to-last placer in Tycoon
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A poor person.
可数The poors are at it again.
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Synonym of poor cod.
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Synonym of impoverish, to make poor.
罕用 及物It is very evident that Americans are being ‘poored down’ to suit the world socialist agenda, and to maximize profits for the international corporations.
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To become poor.
不及物 废旧The mone of this realme is born out in gret quantite and the realme puryt of the sammyn.
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To call poor.
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With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
穷
贫穷
贫乏
穷困
We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
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Of low quality.
贫乏
糟糕
That was a poor performance.
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Worthy of pity.
可怜
定语Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!
This poor little puppy got a nasty snake bite.
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Deficient in a specified way.
贫乏
缺乏
Cow's milk is poor in iron.
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Inadequate, insufficient.
不足
I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
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Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
虚心
谦虚
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词源
Inherited from Middle English povre, povere, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) povre, poure, from Latin pauper, from Old Latin *pavo-pars (literally “getting little”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Doublet of pauper. Displaced native arm, wantsome, Middle English unlede (“poor”) (from Old English unlǣde), Middle English unweli, unwely (“poor, unwealthy”) (from Old English un- + weliġ (“well-to-do, prosperous, rich”)).
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