poor是什麼意思-釋義&單詞用法及例句

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英 [pʊə(r)] 　 　 美 [pʊr]

adj.可憐的;貧窮的;低劣的

n.窮人

詳盡釋義

adj.(形容詞)

不幸的，可憐的， 令人同情的

貧窮的，貧寒的，清貧的

差的，粗劣的，劣質的，次的

缺乏的，缺少的

貧乏的，遠遠落後的

n.(名詞)

窮人(the poor)

v.(動詞)

值得同情

同義詞

hopeless　 luckless　 pathetic　 unfortunate　 unhappy　 unlucky　 wretched

反義詞

luck

詞語用法

adj.(形容詞)

poor的基本意思是“貧困的,貧窮的”,用於描寫長期或臨時處於貧困狀態的人,也可指那些被認為沒有足夠錢的人所具有的卑劣、無知和不道德; 用於物時,還可作“低劣的,次等的”“貧乏的”“貧瘠的”解,主要指在數量上、質量上不足或低於期望值。可用作表語,也可用於名詞前作定語,可用於比較等級。

poor作“可憐的,不幸的,遺憾的”解時,指對境遇表示憐憫和同情,沒有比較級和最高級,在句中只用作定語。

poor前可加定冠詞the而用如名詞,表示一類人,意思是“窮人”,可以作主語、賓語,但不能加不定冠詞,也不能在詞尾加 -s 。the poor做主語時,謂語動詞應用複數形式。

詞彙搭配

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+名詞

poor chance 機會不大副詞+～

desperately poor 窮得走投無路incredibly poor 窮得令人難以置信～+介詞

poor in 在…方面貧乏poor in minerals 礦藏貧乏poor in natural resources 自然資源貧乏

例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

The poor horse looked all skin and bone.

這匹馬骨瘦如柴,看起來很可憐。

He was too poor to buy a new coat.

他窮得無法買新衣。

Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.

白葡萄汽酒算是廉價的香檳。

Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting.

有些人可能認為無線電廣播在廣播事業中稍遜一籌。

My eyes were tired from reading in a poor light.

因在不良的光線下閲讀,我的眼睛很疲勞。

用作名詞 (n.)

Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.

城裏窮人居住區條件十分糟糕。

She works hard for the welfare of the poor.

她為了窮人的福利而辛勤工作。

常見句型

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語

～+ n.

Many poor people gathered at the gate.

許多窮苦人聚集在門口。

A poor man came to the house this morning, begging for food.

今天上午有個窮人到這户人家來討東西吃。

If a poor man inherits a large fortune and dies a month later, one might call it one of life's ironies.

要是一個窮人繼承了一大筆財產,一個月後就死了,人們倒可以把這稱為生活的`嘲弄。

The boy comes of a poor family.

這小孩出身於貧窮人家。

It is one of the poorest countries in the world.

這是世界上最貧窮的國家之一。

The farm is a very poor one.

這個農場貧瘠得很。

An actor who mouths his words is a poor actor.

裝腔作勢背台詞的演員不是好演員。

The creature is physically feeble, with poor vision and dull senses.

這種動物體質虛弱,視力差,感覺遲鈍。

The poor man always wants to have a really comfortable home.

這個可憐的男人一直想擁有一個真正舒適的家。

The poor child burst into tears when he found himself lost.

這可憐的孩子發覺自己迷路時突然放聲大哭。

Your poor father and I have suffered very much of late.

你可憐的父親和我近來都受了不少苦。

The poor old man had lost both his sons in the war.

這位不幸的老人在戰爭中失去了兩個兒子。

It was wicked of you to torment the poor cat.

你折磨那隻可憐的貓真缺德。

The poor cat was kicked downstairs by the children.

那可憐的貓被孩子們踢下了樓。

用作表語

S+be+～

Other things being equal,Alice would marry Jim, not Tom, but Jim is poor, and Tom is rich.

如果其他條件都一樣,艾麗絲就會嫁給吉姆而不是湯姆,但是吉姆貧窮,湯姆富有。

The village used to be poor.

這個村莊過去很窮。

The light in this room is poor.

這房間裏的光線不充足。

It's cheap, but on the other hand the quality is poor.

它是便宜,但另一方面質量差。

The food at this inn is very poor.

這家旅店的飯食很糟。

My German is rather poor, and I couldn't make myself understood.

我的德語很蹩腳,我無法使人聽懂我的話。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge.

他貧於金錢,但富於學問。

We were very poor in our family.

我們的家境很貧寒。

S+be+～+to- v

She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.

她太窮了,無法滿足家人的物質需要。

He was too poor to buy shoes for his family.

他窮得無法替家人買鞋子。

其他

as n.

The rich ought to help the poor.

富人應該幫助窮人。

The poor were looked down upon in the old days.

舊社會窮人受歧視。

The poor are always with us.

每個社會總有窮人。