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poor-will

/poor-wil/US // ˈpʊərˌwɪl //

贫穷的意志,穷途末路,贫穷的意愿,贫穷的意志力

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a goatsucker, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, of western North America.

Examples

  • 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.

  • And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.

  • Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

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

  • For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.