【poor音标】 英[pɔ:(r)] 美[pɔ:r]
【单词释义】 poor是什么意思:
adj.贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的
n.the poor贫困者,穷人
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[比较级] poorer [最高级] poorest
[反义词] rich 富裕的
【poor形近词/近似词】
boor n. 没礼貌的人; 粗野的人
indoor adj.室内的,户内的
spoor n.(动物的)足迹,臭迹
moor n.沼泽;荒野,旷野 v.使停泊;系住
outdoor adj.户外的,室外的
floor n.地面,地板;楼层
door n.门
【单词例句】
◇ The wolf had scarcely finished speaking when he jumped from the bed with a single leap and ate up poor Little Red Cap. As soon as the wolf had satisfied his desires, he climbed back into bed, fell asleep, and began to snore very loudly.
狼刚把话说完,就从床上跳起来,把小红帽吞进了肚子,狼满足了食欲之后便重新躺到床上睡觉,而且鼾声震天。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ He did not envy them in the least. How could it occur to him even to wish to be such a marvelous beauty? He wouldn’t be thankful if only the ducks would have tolerated him among them, the poor ugly creature.
他并不嫉妒他们。他怎能梦想有他们那样的美丽呢?只要别的鸭儿准许他跟他们生活在一起,他就已经很欣慰了--可怜的丑东西。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets.
在寒冷和黑暗中,一个可怜的小女孩,光头赤脚仍在大街上徘徊。
◇ Poor Alice was very unhappy.'What a wonderful garden!' she said to herself.'I'd like to be out there—not in this dark room.Why can't I get smaller?'
可怜的爱丽丝难过极了。“多漂亮的花园呀!”她想。“我要出去——不想呆在这个黑屋子里。可我怎么才能变得小一点呢?”
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ Poor Snow-white sat at the foot of a tree and cried. Then she saw that night was coming. She said, "I will not cry. I will find some house where I can sleep tonight. I cannot wait here: the bears will eat me."
可怜的白雪公主坐在一棵树底下哭了,这时,她看到天快黑了,她说:“我不哭了,我要找所房子今晚好睡觉,我不能呆在这儿了,熊会吃了我的。”
---- Snow White
◇ "That seems very poor consolation,"said one of the plants in the room, that grew in a pot.
“这是一种可怜的安慰,”房子里的栽在盆里的花儿说。
---- The Butterfly
◇ Now the poor girl was alone in the wild woods. Looking around, she saw an old women standing next to her.
荒凉的森林里现在只剩下了公主一个人。她朝四周看了看,见身边站着一位老太婆。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ But the young princess would not listen to the frog's croaking. She ran to the palace as fast as she could, and soon forgot the poor frog. So the frog returned to the fountain and remained there.
但是这位年轻的公主根本不理青蛙的叫声。她尽快地跑回皇宫,不久就把那可怜的青蛙忘记了。于是青蛙返回喷水池旁并待在那儿。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ However, it bothered him from time to time that their health was in poor condition because they were unable to resist illnesses. This drawback cast him down.
然而,使他不时地烦恼的是,因为它们无法抵抗疾病,使得它们的健康状况极差。这个缺点让他很沮丧。
◇ There was once a little girl who was very pretty and delicate, but in summer she was forced to run about with bare feet, she was so poor, and in winter wear very large wooden shoes, which made her little insteps quite red, and that looked so dangerous!
从前有一个小女孩 —— 一个非常可爱的、漂亮的小女孩。不过她夏天得打着一双赤脚走路,因为她很贫穷。冬天她拖着一双沉重的木鞋,脚背都给磨红了,这是很不好受的。
---- The Red Shoes