poor

poor as a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor.

☞ Church mice may be considered to be particularly poor or deprived in that they do not have the opportunity to find pickings from a kitchen or larder.

poor little rich girl (or boy) a wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy).

☞ 'Poor Little Rich Girl' was the title of a 1925 song by Noel Coward.

the poor man's - an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified.

2009One Summer Three Continents Tomorrow we'll hopefully go on a boat tour of the Ballestas Islands (nicknamed the poor man's Galapagos).

poor relation a person or thing that is considered inferior or subordinate to others of the same type or group.

2003Ireland on Sunday It has always been the poor relation of hurling and football but camogie has now unleashed a new weapon to attract a mass following-old-fashioned sex appeal.

take a poor view of: see take a dim view ofatview.

词组	poor
释义	poor poor as a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor. ☞ Church mice may be considered to be particularly poor or deprived in that they do not have the opportunity to find pickings from a kitchen or larder. poor little rich girl (or boy) a wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy). ☞ 'Poor Little Rich Girl' was the title of a 1925 song by Noel Coward. the poor man's - an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified. 2009One Summer Three Continents Tomorrow we'll hopefully go on a boat tour of the Ballestas Islands (nicknamed the poor man's Galapagos). poor relation a person or thing that is considered inferior or subordinate to others of the same type or group. 2003Ireland on Sunday It has always been the poor relation of hurling and football but camogie has now unleashed a new weapon to attract a mass following-old-fashioned sex appeal. take a poor view of: see take a dim view ofatview.
随便看	the cherry on the cake the cherry on the cake the coast is clear the coast is clear the cold shoulder the cold shoulder the common touch the common touch the corridor of uncertainty the corridor of uncertainty the corridors of power the corridors of power the crack of dawn the crack of dawn the cream of the crop the cream of the crop the cupboard is bare the cut of someone's jib the dead of night the dead of night the dead of winter the dead of winter the deuce of a the deuce to pay the deuce to pay