poor

a. 贫穷的, 贫乏的, 不幸的, 可怜的, 拙劣的, 卑鄙的
【经】 低劣的, 不良的
相关词组:
make a poor out of it
as poor as a church mouse

名词:poorness 形容词比较级:poorer 最高级:poorest 

poor

adj.（形容词）
poor.er,poor.est
Having little or no wealth and few or no possessions.
贫穷的，穷困的：几乎没有或完全没有财产的
Lacking in a specified resource or quality:
贫乏的：在某种特定的资源或数量上缺乏的：
例句：
an area poor in timber and coal; a diet poor in calcium.
缺乏木材和煤炭的地区；缺乏钙的饮食

Not adequate in quality; inferior:
拙劣的，差的：在质量上不足的；低等的：
例句：
a poor performance.
拙劣的表演



Lacking in value; insufficient:
不足的，匮乏的：价值上缺乏的；不足的：
例句：
poor wages.
薄微的工资

Lacking in quantity:
数量不够的：
例句：
poor attendance.
寥寥无几的与会者

Lacking fertility:
贫瘠的：
例句：
poor soil.
贫瘠的土地

Undernourished; lean.
营养不良的；瘦的
Humble:
谦卑的：
例句：
a poor spirit.
谦卑的灵魂

Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable:
令人怜悯的：引起或值得怜悯的；可悲的：
例句：
couldn`t rescue the poor fellow.
无法搭救那个可怜的小伙子

n.(used with a pl. verb)（名词）（与复数动词连用）
People with little or no wealth and possessions considered as a group:
穷人们：几乎没有或完全没有财富或财产的一群人：
例句：
The urban poor are in need of homes.
城市里的穷人需要住房


来源：
Middle English poure
中古英语 poure
from Old French povre
源自 古法语 povre
from Latin pauper * see pau-
源自 拉丁语 pauper *参见 pau-

【引伸】
poor.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>poor,indigent,needy,impecunious,penniless,impoverished,poverty-stricken,destituteThese adjectives mean lacking the money or the means requisite to an adequate or comfortable life.
这些形容词都意为缺乏充足或舒适的生活所需的钱或手段。
Poor is the most general:
Poor 是其中最常用的：
例句：
.Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness. (Samuel Johnson).
.决心不做穷人：无论你有多少钱，都要再少花些钱。贫穷是人类幸福的大敌. （塞缪尔·约翰逊）。

Indigent andneedy refer to one in need or want:
Indigent 和needy 指一个需要或想要钱的人：
例句：
The town government is responsible for assistance to indigent people.
镇政府负责给穷人提供帮助。

例句：
Local politicians used to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys to needy families.
地方政客们过去常给穷人家分送感恩节火鸡。

Impecunious andpenniless mean having little or no money:
Impecunious 和penniless 意为有很少或没有钱的：
例句：
.Certainly an impecunious Subaltern was not a catch. (Rudyard Kipling).
.一文不名的陆军中尉当然不值得去俘获. （鲁边亚德·基辅林）。

例句：
If the breadwinner deserts the family, it will be left penniless. One who isimpoverished has been reduced to poverty:
如果家庭支柱离家出走，那么这个家庭将会一文不名。 Impoverished 形容一个人已陷于贫穷境地：

例句：
The dictator, whose greed and excesses had produced an impoverished citizenry, fled the country.
独裁者逃离了他的国家，他的贪婪与残暴已经使这个国家的人民贫困不堪。

Poverty-stricken means suffering from poverty and miserably poor:
Poverty-stricken 意思是受贫穷折磨的或不幸地贫穷的：
例句：
.The poverty-stricken exiles contributed far more, in proportion . . . than the wealthy merchants. (John Lothrop Motley).
.贫困的流放者们作出的贡献要比富裕的商人们作出的贡献大得多. （约翰·洛斯罗普·莫特利）。

Destitute means lacking any means of subsistence:
Destitute 意思是没有任何维持生计的手段的：
例句：
Some nations have no middle class;
有些国家没有中产阶级；

例句：
one group is rich, while the other is destitute.
一个群体富裕，而另一群体则十分贫穷

In informal speechpoor is sometimes used as an adverb, as inThey never played poorer. In formal usagemore poorly would be required in this example.
在一些非正式的语言中,poor 有时用做副词， 例如句子They never played poorer。 正式的用法则应在此例句中使用more poorly