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

• Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.
  较有名气的学校将会收到如潮水涌至般的申请，而差一些的学校则会陷入招生困境。
• That's because immigrants are poorer, pay less tax and are more likely to receive public benefits.
  这是因为移民是穷，少缴税款和更容易得到公众的利益。
• They may have received a full equivalent for their expenditure, but they are so much poorer by it.
  后者的花费也许得到了充分报偿，但他们花费多少，也就穷了多少。
• 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。
• 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。
• No one will be poorer because I took them.
  没有人会因为我拿走了他的钱而更加穷困。
• So, three years on, things are much as they were except that most of us are poorer.
  因此，3年过去了，情况依然没多大改观除了我们大多数人都穷了一些。
• It is hard to believe that wealthy countries are doing enough to help poorer countries.
  很难相信发达国家为贫穷国家做了足够的事情。
• Meanwhile, its direct investment, loans and aid to poorer countries soar, especially in resources-rich Africa.
  同时，它对贫困国家的直接投资、贷款和援助在猛增，特别是在资源丰富的非洲。
• There were also pledges to soften the impact of the subsidy cuts on the poorer regions.
  他们还承诺要减轻削减补贴给较贫困地区带来的影响。