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poor

/poor/US // pʊər //UK // (pʊə, pɔː) //

穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷

Related Words

underprivileged弱势,弱势群体,贫困,贫穷的poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的penniless一贫如洗,身无分文,不名一文,一文不名low低,低的,低位,低级impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人unsatisfactory不尽人意,不满意,不满意的,不尽如人意shoddy劣质,劣质品,劣质的,蹩脚的substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分miserable悲惨的,凄惨的,凄惨,悲惨的事mediocre平平淡淡,平凡的,平庸的,平庸ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    poor·er, poor·est.

    • : having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
    • : Law. dependent upon charity or public support.
    • : meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds.
    • : characterized by or showing poverty.
    • : deficient or lacking in something specified: a region poor in mineral deposits.
    • : faulty or inferior, as in construction: poor workmanship.
    • : lacking abundance or productivity: poor soil.
    • : excessively lean or emaciated, as cattle.
    • : of an inferior, inadequate, or unsatisfactory kind: poor health.
    • : lacking in skill, ability, or training: a poor cook.
    • : deficient in moral excellence; cowardly, abject, or mean.
    • : scanty, meager, or paltry in amount or number: a poor audience.
    • : humble; modest: They shared their poor meal with a stranger.
    • : unfortunate; hapless: The poor dog was limping.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Usually the poor .

    • : poor persons collectively: sympathy for the poor.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.lacking sufficient money
Synonyms
destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人low低,低的,低位,低级meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困penniless一贫如洗,身无分文,不名一文,一文不名poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷underprivileged弱势,弱势群体,贫困,贫穷的bankrupt破产,破产人,破产的,破产者down-and-out落魄的人,落魄的,落魄,落拓flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的insolvent破产,无力偿债,无力偿还,破产人scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛bad off坏掉了,坏掉,坏掉的,糟糕的是beggared乞讨,乞讨的,乞求,乞求的beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐behind eight ball后面的人,后面的人都知道broke破产,打破了,破损,打碎了dirt poor穷人,穷困潦倒,贫民窟,贫民区empty-handed空手而归,空手的,空手,赤手空拳flat broke破产,断裂,扁平化,扁平化破产fortuneless无缘无故,无福消受,无缘无故的,无缘无故地hard up紧迫,紧紧咬住,紧紧咬住不放,紧巴巴的impecunious穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困潦倒的人,穷困的in need需要,需要时,有需要,需要的in want在想,在想要的,在想要,想要moneyless无钱,没钱,没有钱,无钱的necessitous必要的,必要性,必要,必需品pauperized穷困潦倒,贫穷化,穷困的,贫困化penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈pinched被夹住,被夹住的,被夹住了,掐死reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减stone broke石破天惊,石头碎了,石头破了,石头断裂strapped捆绑的,捆绑式,捆绑式的,捆绑truly needy真正需要的是,真正需要的,真有需要,真正需要帮助的人unprosperous不繁荣的,不繁荣,不景气,不景气的
adj.deficient, inadequate
Synonyms
feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的mediocre平平淡淡,平凡的,平庸的,平庸miserable悲惨的,凄惨的,凄惨,悲惨的事modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般shoddy劣质,劣质品,劣质的,蹩脚的substandard不合格的,不合格,不达标,不达标的unsatisfactory不尽人意,不满意,不满意的,不尽如人意weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱base基础,基地,基层,底层common常见的,普通,共同,共同的crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略diminutive缩略语,矮小的,缩微,矮小imperfect不完善,不完美,不完善的,不完美的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微subnormal亚正常,非正常,次正常,不正常trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事below par低于标准,低于标准的,低于标准值,低于面值contemptible蔑视,轻蔑,鄙视,卑鄙dwarfed矮小的,矮化,矮化的,相形见绌exiguous冗长的,冗长,毗连的,毗连faulty有问题的,有缺陷的,错误的,有问题humble卑微的,谦逊的,谦虚,谦卑的incomplete不完整,不完整的,不完全,不全面insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的lacking匮乏的,缺少,匮乏,缺乏low-grade低档次,低档,低档次的,低等级lowly卑微的,卑贱的,卑微地,卑微niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的pitiable可怜的人,悲惨的,可怜的,悲惨pitiful可怜的人,可怜的,悲惨的,凄惨的reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减rotten腐烂的,腐烂,腐败的,腐朽second-rate二流的,二等品,二流,二等奖shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的skimpy马虎了事,马虎,马虎不得,马虎的sorry对不起,抱歉,遗憾的是sparse稀少的,稀疏的,稀疏,寥寥无几subpar不及格,低于标准,不及格的,低于标准的trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩valueless无价值,无价值的,无价,毫无价值worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的
Antonyms
able能够,有能力的,可以,能够的adequate充分的,足够的,适当的,充足的bold大胆,黑体,大胆的,黑体字brave勇敢的,勇敢的人,勇敢地,勇敢extraordinary非凡,非凡的,非常规的,不寻常的strong强大的,强有力,强壮的,强壮sufficient充分,足够的,充分的,足够superior优异的,优异,优等生,优越的abnormal不正常的,不正常,非正常,异常big大,大的,大型,很大excellent优秀,优秀的formal正式的,正式,正式场合important重要,重要的,重要的是,很重要large大,大型,大的,大型的nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错noble崇高的,崇高,昂贵的,崇尚refined精致,精致的,精制,精制的significant显著的,显著,重要的,有意义的sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练tall高大的,高个子,高高的,高大uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的affluent富裕的,富有的,富裕,富足的fertile肥沃的,肥沃,肥硕的,肥厚的fortunate庆幸的是,幸好,幸运的,幸运的是great巨大的,巨大,优秀,厉害happy快乐,幸福,开心,快乐的lucky幸运的,幸运,运气好,幸运儿potent强效,强力,强力的,强效的rich丰富,丰富的,富有,富有的wealthy富有的,富裕的,有钱的,富裕
adj.weak, unfertile
Synonyms
feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱impaired有缺陷的,有障碍的,有问题的,有缺陷impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的barren不毛之地,贫瘠,贫瘠的,荒芜的imperfect不完善,不完美,不完善的,不完美的sick有病,有病的,患病,病态bare光光的,赤裸裸的,光光,裸露的depleted枯竭的,枯竭,耗尽,耗尽的exhausted疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,筋疲力尽,精疲力竭fruitless不结果,不结果的,没有结果的,没有结果indisposed不适的,不适,不适时,不舒服infertile不孕不育,不育,不能生育,没有生育能力infirm老弱病残,老弱,体弱的,体弱puny弱小的,弱小,矮小的,弱不禁风sterile不育,不孕不育,不育的,不育症unfruitful不结果实的,不结果实,不结果的,不结实的unproductive无益的,徒劳无功,徒劳无功的,无成效的worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的
adj.unfortunate, unhappy
Synonyms
miserable悲惨的,凄惨的,凄惨,悲惨的事wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨commiserable可悲的,可悲的是,可悲,悲惨的hapless拙劣的,蹩脚的,拙劣,蹩脚ill-fated命运多舛,命运多舛的,命途多舛,命运多舛的人luckless无缘无故,无缘无故的,无缘无故地,无缘无故的幸运pathetic可悲,可怜的,悲惨的,悲哀piteous凄惨的,凄惨,悲哀的,哀伤的pitiable可怜的人,悲惨的,可怜的,悲惨pitiful可怜的人,可怜的,悲惨的,凄惨的rueful感慨万千,感慨万分,感慨地说,悲痛欲绝unlucky不吉利的,倒霉的,不吉利,晦气

Examples

  • Indeed, when the first asylums were created, the poor and the mad were locked up together with the rest of society’s outcasts.

  • A House committee took the proposal further this week, replacing Hogan’s $750 payments to 400,000 poor families with a three-year anti-poverty plan that would increase the Earned Income Tax Credit.

  • The wealthier wards had kids returning to class at twice the rate as the poorest ward in the city, according to city data.

  • Chairs that offer active sitting will strengthen your core while offering support for your lower back, while chairs that have poor support can cause spinal alignment issues and lead to a potentially serious back injury.

  • Their conclusion, summarized in a statement and short report, is that the crash stemmed from the pilot executing “poor decision making” as well as experiencing spatial disorientation.

  • Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

  • If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.

  • But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.

  • What they actually mean by that is, you know, he actually knows some people that are poor.

  • For those living in poor communities in particular, interactions with police rarely come with good news and a smile.

  • Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.

  • He did believe you, more or less, and what you said fell in with his own impressions—strange impressions that they were, poor man!

  • In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart.

  • The poor must look to the brightness of a future world for the consolation that they were denied in this.

  • Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.

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