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poor的意思_音标_例句

poor

音标:英 /pɔː(r)/ ;美 /pʊr/
词性:形容词(adj.);名词(n.,仅用于 "the poor" 结构)

一、核心释义

贫穷的:缺乏金钱或资源,生活水平低。

例:They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.(他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。)

搭配:poor family(贫困家庭)、poor neighborhood(贫民区)

可怜的;不幸的:用于表达同情或怜悯。

例:Poor chap — he was killed in an air crash.(不幸的家伙,他死于空难。)

口语用法:Oh, you poor thing.(唉,你真可怜。)

劣质的;差的:质量、状态或水平低于标准。

例:The flat was in a poor state of repair.(公寓严重失修。)

搭配:poor quality(劣质)、poor performance(表现不佳)

不擅长的;不熟练的:在某活动中技能不足。

例:He was a poor actor.(他是个蹩脚的演员。)

搭配:poor swimmer(不擅游泳的人)、poor judge of character(不善识人者)

贫乏的:缺乏特定物质或品质。

例:Fats and sugar are rich in energy but poor in vitamins.(脂肪和糖热量高但维生素贫乏。)

搭配:poor in natural resources(自然资源贫乏)

名词用法:the poor 指“贫困者;穷人”(集体名词)。

例:They provided food and shelter for the poor.(他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。)

二、短语搭配

 

短语 含义 例句
poor quality 质量差的 The product was recalled due to poor quality.(该产品因质量差被召回。)
poor health 健康不佳 She has been in poor health recently.(她最近身体不好。)
poor in sth 缺乏某事物 The soil is poor in nutrients.(这种土壤缺乏养分。)
working poor 在职贫穷者 Many working poor struggle to afford housing.(许多在职贫穷者难以负担住房。)
standard & poor 标准普尔(金融评级机构) Standard & Poor downgraded the company's credit rating.(标准普尔下调了该公司的信用评级。)

 

三、例句

贫穷相关:Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been.(许多第三世界国家仍和过去一样穷困。)

质量相关:It was raining heavily and visibility was poor.(当时大雨滂沱,能见度很低。)

技能相关:She's a good teacher but a poor manager.(她长于教学,却拙于管理。)

名词用法:The government should focus on helping the poor.(政府应致力于帮助穷人。)

四、词形变化

比较级:poorer;最高级:poorest

副词:poorly(例:poorly built dormitories 建造简陋的宿舍)

五、注意事项

避免歧义:"poor" 含义多样,需结合语境判断。例如 "poor light" 指“昏暗的光线”,而非“可怜的光”。

文化差异:描述人时,"poor" 直接指“贫穷”,而委婉表达“手头紧”可用 "short of money" 等。

通过以上用法,"poor" 可精准描述经济状态、品质优劣或情感态度,是英语中使用频率极高的基础词汇。

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