英语词汇poor的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

poor /pɔː $ pʊr/ adjective 1. having very little money and not many possessionsnounsa poor man/woman/person Many poor people in the country are unable to read or write.a poor family Children from poor families get free school meals.a poor country/nation Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, but also one of the most beautiful.a poor area/region/neighbourhood etc He was born in a poor neighbourhood and was raised by his grandparents.a poor part of sth The school was in a poor part of London. a poor home/household/background Students from poor backgrounds do not have to pay for their education.a poor farmer/worker/labourer Her father was a poor farmer with a few acres of land.adverbsdesperately poor (=so poor that it causes great suffering) Half the population remains desperately poor.dirt poor informal (=extremely poor) The family was dirt poor and they couldn’t afford to send their children to school.THESAURUS: poor developingcountry | nation | world | economy a developing country is poor and has very little industry: In developing countries, access to clean drinking water is often a problem. | Nearly one million children die from the disease every year in the developing world.Developing is only used before a noun.People also sometimes use the Third World to talk in general about poor countries. This use is not considered to be politically correct and it is better to say the developing world. deprivedarea | neighbourhood | part | region | children | groups | families | background | childhood much poorer than other people or parts of a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life: The fund gives extra money to schools in deprived areas. | It is well known that deprived children tend to do less well at school. | Some people think that the best boxers come from deprived backgrounds. disadvantagedgroups | students | pupils | children | families | people | area | region | background used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor: Single-parent families are one of the fastest growing and most disadvantaged groups in society. | The trust aims to help disadvantaged children around the world. | These groups provide leisure opportunities to disadvantaged people who cannot afford to go on holiday. | More money will be given to schools in disadvantaged areas. needychildren | families | students used about groups of people who have very little money, and therefore need help: The group provides holidays for needy children. | More help should be given to needy families. | We offer scholarships for needy students.Needy is often used as a noun: The money goes to help the needy. destitutepeople | family | refugees | country | nation very poor and in a very bad situation, because you have no possessions and often nowhere to live: There are thousands of destitute people with serious mental problems on our streets. | Her family was left destitute after her father died. | The United Nations needs to do more to rebuild this destitute nation. impoverished formalcountry | nation | people | families | children | workers very poor, especially because something bad has happened to you: This impoverished country has suffered from hundreds of years of colonial rule. | The money will be used to help the miners and their impoverished families. poverty-stricken formalpeople | family | country | nation | area extremely poor, especially because something bad has happened to you: Medical supplies were sent to help the poverty-stricken people of Albania. | The family was left poverty-stricken. | In Somalia and many other poverty-stricken countries, thousands of people starved to death.Poverty-stricken or impoverished?These words are very similar in meaning. Poverty-stricken sounds even poorer than impoverished. penniless especially literarystudent | artist | immigrant | widow having no money: Epstein was a penniless student in Paris. | She died penniless. | Mary was left penniless and without any income. broke/hard up informal having very little money, especially for a short period of time: We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema. | Can I pay you back later? I’m a bit hard up at the moment.Broke and hard up are not used before a noun.ANTONYMS → rich (1)2. badnounspoor performance The team’s poor performance in the second half lost them the match.poor quality The furniture was cheap and of poor quality.poor health Some of the children are in very poor health.poor condition Items in poor condition have a lower price.poor results His parents were disappointed by his poor results in the exams.a poor record The airline used to have quite a poor safety record.poor light (=not good enough for doing something) Poor light stopped play.THESAURUS: poor → bad (1)

词组	poor
释义	poor /pɔː $ pʊr/ adjective 1. having very little money and not many possessionsnounsa poor man/woman/person Many poor people in the country are unable to read or write.a poor family Children from poor families get free school meals.a poor country/nation Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, but also one of the most beautiful.a poor area/region/neighbourhood etc He was born in a poor neighbourhood and was raised by his grandparents.a poor part of sth The school was in a poor part of London. a poor home/household/background Students from poor backgrounds do not have to pay for their education.a poor farmer/worker/labourer Her father was a poor farmer with a few acres of land.adverbsdesperately poor (=so poor that it causes great suffering) Half the population remains desperately poor.dirt poor informal (=extremely poor) The family was dirt poor and they couldn’t afford to send their children to school.THESAURUS: poor developingcountry \| nation \| world \| economy a developing country is poor and has very little industry: In developing countries, access to clean drinking water is often a problem. \| Nearly one million children die from the disease every year in the developing world.Developing is only used before a noun.People also sometimes use the Third World to talk in general about poor countries. This use is not considered to be politically correct and it is better to say the developing world. deprivedarea \| neighbourhood \| part \| region \| children \| groups \| families \| background \| childhood much poorer than other people or parts of a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life: The fund gives extra money to schools in deprived areas. \| It is well known that deprived children tend to do less well at school. \| Some people think that the best boxers come from deprived backgrounds. disadvantagedgroups \| students \| pupils \| children \| families \| people \| area \| region \| background used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor: Single-parent families are one of the fastest growing and most disadvantaged groups in society. \| The trust aims to help disadvantaged children around the world. \| These groups provide leisure opportunities to disadvantaged people who cannot afford to go on holiday. \| More money will be given to schools in disadvantaged areas. needychildren \| families \| students used about groups of people who have very little money, and therefore need help: The group provides holidays for needy children. \| More help should be given to needy families. \| We offer scholarships for needy students.Needy is often used as a noun: The money goes to help the needy. destitutepeople \| family \| refugees \| country \| nation very poor and in a very bad situation, because you have no possessions and often nowhere to live: There are thousands of destitute people with serious mental problems on our streets. \| Her family was left destitute after her father died. \| The United Nations needs to do more to rebuild this destitute nation. impoverished formalcountry \| nation \| people \| families \| children \| workers very poor, especially because something bad has happened to you: This impoverished country has suffered from hundreds of years of colonial rule. \| The money will be used to help the miners and their impoverished families. poverty-stricken formalpeople \| family \| country \| nation \| area extremely poor, especially because something bad has happened to you: Medical supplies were sent to help the poverty-stricken people of Albania. \| The family was left poverty-stricken. \| In Somalia and many other poverty-stricken countries, thousands of people starved to death.Poverty-stricken or impoverished?These words are very similar in meaning. Poverty-stricken sounds even poorer than impoverished. penniless especially literarystudent \| artist \| immigrant \| widow having no money: Epstein was a penniless student in Paris. \| She died penniless. \| Mary was left penniless and without any income. broke/hard up informal having very little money, especially for a short period of time: We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema. \| Can I pay you back later? I’m a bit hard up at the moment.Broke and hard up are not used before a noun.ANTONYMS → rich (1)2. badnounspoor performance The team’s poor performance in the second half lost them the match.poor quality The furniture was cheap and of poor quality.poor health Some of the children are in very poor health.poor condition Items in poor condition have a lower price.poor results His parents were disappointed by his poor results in the exams.a poor record The airline used to have quite a poor safety record.poor light (=not good enough for doing something) Poor light stopped play.THESAURUS: poor → bad (1)
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