Adjective
1. moderate to inferior in quality;
2. deserving or inciting pity;
3. having little money or few possessions;
4. characterized by or indicating lack of money;
5. low in degree;
6. badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances;
7. not sufficient to meet a need;
8. unsatisfactory;
9. yielding little by great labor;
The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.
She dressed down to visit her poor relatives, so as not to offend them by a show of her wealth.
Public general hospital originated in the almshouse infirmaries established as early as colonial times by local governments to care for the poor.
The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.
Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor.
But he had never imagined she was so poor and he couldn't squeeze anything out of her.
The poor woman is reduced to begging.
The usurer squeezed the poor people.
The poor child was petrified with fear.
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
He is poor but not abject in his manner.
I hope you're not overworking that poor boy.
Look at that poor little child.
The poor election results confounded the government.
The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless stranger.
The money is to be used for the benefit of the poor.
The pilot homed in by means of radar, despite the poor visibility.
The village used to be poor.
The poor is ailing from inflation.
He comes of poor parents.
Poor child, I hate to leave you like that.
The poor girl loves him yet.
The poor has nowhere to live.
The poor fox escaped from the trap at the cost of a leg.
My first attempt at English composition was poor.
The film showed life in the poor areas with great reality.
Wealth needs to be redistributed from the rich to the poor.
Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps.
disease resulting from poor sanitation
(as) poor as a church mouse (或 as church mice)
extremely poor
poor little rich boy (或 girl)
a wealthy young person whose money brings them no contentment (often used as an expression of mock sympathy)
the poor man's —
an inferior or cheaper substitute for the thing specified
corduroy has always been the poor man's velvet.
poor relation
a person or thing that is considered inferior or subordinate to others of the same type or group
for many years radio has been the poor relation of the media.
take a poor view of
regard with disfavour or disapproval
bad, evil, ill, poor, wicked
There is relatively little information about poor, maybe you can watch a bilingual story to relax your mood, I wish you a happy day!
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