poor/pɔːr, pʊər $ pʊr/

a.

➊ having very little money and not owning many things

➋ used to show pity for sb

➌ not good at doing sth

n. [the ~] people who are poor

a.

➊ 贫穷的：The famous writer comes from a poor family. 这位著名作家出身贫寒。

➋ [仅置于名词前] 可怜的：Poor Bell failed again. 可怜的贝尔又失败了。

➌ 不好的，差的：He's poor at chemistry. 他化学很差。

◇a poor swimmer 技术不好的游泳者

n. [the ~] [P] [总称] 穷人：[the poor + v. 复] He won the support of the poor. 他赢得了穷人的支持。

常犯错误

✗ Jean was poor. She lost her child in the car crash.

✓ Jean was unfortunate. She lost her child in the car crash. 琼很不幸，这次车祸中她失去了孩子。

✓ Poor Jean lost her child in the car crash. 可怜的琼在车祸中失去了孩子。

[✌sb is poor表示“某人贫穷”]