poorer

英 [ˈpʊərə]

美 [ˈpurər]

adj.  贫穷的; 贫寒的; 清贫的; 贫困者; 穷人; 可怜的; 不幸的; 令人同情的
poor的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （人）贫穷的，贫困的
  Someone who ispoorhas very little money and few possessions.
  1. The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor...
     我们的学校请不起好老师的原因是因为这里的人穷。
  2. He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.
     他是13名来自贫困家庭的孩子之一。
  3. The poorare people who are poor.
     （总称）穷人，贫民
  4. Even the poor have their pride.
     即使穷人也有自尊。
• ADJ-GRADED （国家、地区等）贫穷的，贫困的
  The people in apoorcountry or area have very little money and few possessions.
  1. Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been.
     很多第三世界国家仍和过去一样穷困。
  2. ...a settlement house for children in a poor neighborhood.
     为贫民区儿童设立的街坊文教馆
• ADJ 可怜的；不幸的
  You usepoorto express your sympathy for someone.
  1. I feel sorry for that poor child...
     我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。
  2. Poor chap — he was killed in an air crash...
     不幸的家伙，他死于空难。
  3. Poor Gordon!
     可怜的戈登！
• ADJ-GRADED 劣质的；糟糕的
  If you describe something aspoor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.
  1. The flat was in a poor state of repair...
     公寓严重失修。
  2. The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened...
     欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。
  3. The wine was poor.
     这葡萄酒很劣质。
• ADJ-GRADED （数量、比率等）不理想的，不合理的
  If you describe an amount, rate, or number aspoor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable.
  1. ...poor wages and working conditions.
     低薪和恶劣的工作条件
• ADJ-GRADED 不熟练的；蹩脚的
  You usepoorto describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity.
  1. He was a poor actor...
     他是个蹩脚的演员。
  2. Hospitals are poor at collecting information.
     医院收集信息能力很差。
• ADJ-GRADED 贫乏的；缺少的
  If something ispoor ina particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance.
  1. Fats and sugar are very rich in energy but poor in vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.
     脂肪和糖类热量很高，但维生素、矿物质和膳食纤维贫乏。
  2. ...soil that is poor in zinc.
     缺锌的土壤

双语例句

• When I watched as men with poorer grades than my own entered the college and complained.
  当我看到比我成绩差的男人进了大学而大发牢骚时。
• But although some of the findings could be applicable to poorer countries, developing nations can face different challenges.
  但是尽管其中一些研究可以适用于更贫穷的国家，发展中国家可能面临不同的挑战。
• His health is as poor as if not poorer than, his sister's.
  他的健康如果不比她姐姐更差也和他姐姐差不多差。
• The loss of talent, say Professors McHale and Kapur, is a wake-up call to poorer countries.
  McHale和Kapur两位教授称，人才的流失是对贫困国家的一个警告。
• Smaller, poorer countries, conflict countries, fragile countries, depend a lot on remittances.
  小国、较贫困国家、冲突国家和脆弱国家倚重汇款。
• Poorer economies have more potential for catch-up growth.
  穷国往往具有更大的增长潜力和追赶的势头。
• China and India are poorer than we thought; rich countries produce even more than we realised.
  中国和印度比我们想象的更为贫穷；富裕国家的经济产出比我们意识到的水平还要高。
• A change, then, from making rich but romantic men poorer.
  农民致富了，浪漫的男士却要“破财”了。
• I think the average Japanese will feel they are getting somewhat poorer, he says.
  他表示：我认为，日本普通人会感到自己变穷了。
• But for richer and for poorer, I vowed, so I think we can manage.
  但是我发誓，无论贫穷与富贵，我相信我们都能游刃有余。