| 单词 | poor |
| 释义 | poor adjective 1➤poor people/countries穷人；穷国➤poor quality质量差 ➡ see also the entry for bankrupt另见 bankrupt 条poor ♦︎ disadvantaged ♦︎ needy ♦︎ impoverished ♦︎ deprived ♦︎ penniless ♦︎ destitute ♦︎ hard upthese words all describe sb/sth that has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.这些词均表示贫穷的、贫困的。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达贫穷的程度disadvantaged ○ poor ○ needy ○ impoverished ○ deprived ○ hard up ○ penniless ○ destitutepatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆poor / disadvantaged / needy / impoverished / deprived / destitute / hard-up people / families◆poor / disadvantaged / needy / impoverished / deprived / destitute children◆poor / disadvantaged / needy / impoverished / penniless / hard-up students◆poor / disadvantaged / needy / impoverished / deprived groups◆poor / disadvantaged / needy / impoverished / deprived areas◆poor / disadvantaged / impoverished / deprived regions◆poor / disadvantaged / impoverished countries◆a poor / a disadvantaged / an impoverished / a deprived background◆a poor / an impoverished / a deprived childhood◆very poor / disadvantaged / needy / impoverished / deprived / hard up◆really poor / needy / hard up◆relatively poor / disadvantaged / impoverished / deprived■ poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs贫穷的；贫困的；清贫的◆they were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。◆they always treated me like a poor relation.他们一直把我当穷亲戚看待。◆we aim to help the poorest families.我们的目的是接济最贫困的家庭。◆it's among the poorer countries of the world.那是世界上较贫困的国家之一。◆ (name, rather informal) i may be dirt poor, but i have my pride.也许我很穷，但我有自尊。 opp rich , wealthy , affluent → rich ➡ see also poverty → poverty ▸ the poor noun [plural] ◆they provided food and shelter for the poor (= people who are poor).他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。■ disadvantaged [usually before noun] having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society弱势的；社会地位低的◆socially disadvantaged sections of the community社会中的弱势群体◆the issues facing farmers in disadvantaged rural areas of europe生活在欧洲贫困乡村的农民所面临的问题▸ the disadvantaged noun [plural] ◆helping the poor and the disadvantaged帮助贫困和弱势人群■ needy poor贫穷的；贫困的；清贫的◆it's a charity that provides help and comfort for needy children.这是一家为贫困孩子提供帮助和抚慰的慈善机构。 opp wealthy → rich ➡ see also need → poverty ▸ the needy noun [plural] ◆they provide shelter and a hot meal to the homeless and the needy.他们为无家可归和穷困的人提供住所和热食。■ impoverished /ɪmpɒvərɪʃt; name ɪmpɑːvərɪʃt/ (journalism新闻) poor贫穷的；贫困的；清贫的◆thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.数以千计的贫困农民渴望移居城市。opp prosperous , affluent → rich note 辨析 poor, needy or impoverished? poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group or a country or area. needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group; it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people. * poor 在这些词中含义最广，可以描述自己、个人、群体、国家或地区。needy 多用于描述群体，不用于描述自己或个人◆poor / needy children / families贫困孩子／家庭◆they were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. (to talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.) * impoverished 尤用于新闻报道，形容贫困国家及那里的居民。（表示富裕国家中的贫困地区，用 deprived。）■ deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life贫穷的；贫困的；穷苦的◆it's a very deprived area, with no amenities.那是个非常贫困的地区，没有基本的生活设施。◆we try to identify and provide support for emotionally deprived children.我们努力去寻找得不到关爱的儿童，并为他们提供援助。opp privileged → rich ➡ see also deprivation → poverty note 辨析 disadvantaged or deprived?with disadvantaged the main emphasis is on the lack of opportunities to earn money, get an education and make a better life. with deprived the emphasis is more directly on the lack of adequate food, housing and other material comforts. people who are emotionally deprived do not get enough love or emotional comfort. * disadvantaged 一词强调缺少赚钱、受教育和创造美好生活的机会。deprived 一词更直接地强调没有充足的食物、住房和物质生活的安逸。emotionally deprived 指得不到足够的关爱。■ penniless (literary) having no money; very poor一文不名的；穷困的◆she arrived in 1978 as a virtually penniless refugee.1978 年她刚来时可以说是个身无分文的难民。◆he died penniless in paris.他死于巴黎，死时身无分文。■ destitute /destɪtjuːt; name destɪtuːt/ [not usually before noun] (rather formal) without money, food and the other things necessary for life贫困的；贫穷的；赤贫的◆when he died, his family was left completely destitute.他死后家里一贫如洗。 ➡ see also destitution → poverty ▸ the destitute noun [plural] ◆homes and refuges for the destitute穷人收容所■ hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time（尤指暂时）拮据的，缺钱的◆after he lost his job he was so hard up he couldn't afford the price of a beer.失业后，他手头拮据，连一杯啤酒都买不起。◆a couple of hard-up students came looking for part-time jobs.来了两个拮据的学生，想找份兼职工作。opp well off → rich poor adjective 2➤poor people/countries穷人；穷国➤poor quality质量差poor ♦︎ bad ♦︎ cheap ♦︎ low ♦︎ dismal ♦︎ (taboo) crap ♦︎ inferior ♦︎ (taboo) shit ♦︎ hopeless ♦︎ second-ratethese words all describe sth that is of a low standard or quality.这些词均表示质量差的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a poor / a bad / a cheap / an inferior / a second-rate copy / imitation◆poor / bad / low / inferior / second-rate quality◆poor / bad / low visibility◆a poor / bad / low opinion of sb / sth◆a poor / a bad / a dismal / a crap / an inferior / a shit performance◆a poor / bad / dismal result / record◆a poor / a bad / a crap / an inferior / a shit design◆poor / bad / inferior / second-rate service◆poor / bad / inferior workmanship◆a poor / a low / a dismal / an inferior standard◆a bad / a cheap / a crap / an inferior / a shit / a second-rate product◆very poor / bad / low / inferior / second-rate■ poor below the standard or quality that is acceptable or expected质次的；差的；次的◆we discussed the party's poor performance in the election.我们讨论了该党在选举中欠佳的表现。◆she's been in poor health for some time now.她健康不佳已有些时日。◆on the whole he had a poor opinion of human nature.总的来说，他认为人性本恶。◆it was raining heavily and visibility was poor.大雨倾盆，能见度低。opp fine → good 1 ▸ poorly adverb◆the job is relatively poorly paid.相对来说，这工作报酬很低。◆our candidate fared poorly in the election (= did not get many votes).我们的候选人在选举中得票不多。■ bad (rather informal) of a poor quality or standard质量差的；水平低的◆i thought it was a very bad article.我认为那是一篇低劣的文章。◆that's not a bad idea.那主意不错。◆this isn't as bad as i thought.这没我原来想的那么差。opp good → good 1 ▸ badly adverb◆she sang two songs, very badly.她唱了两首歌，唱得糟透了。◆the whole thing was badly organized.整件事的组织工作搞得一团糟。note 辨析 poor or bad? poor is more frequent in written english in this meaning, but bad is used more in informal spoken english. some words do not collocate with both poor and bad. * poor 表达此义时较常用于书面语，bad 多用于非正式的口语。有些词只能与 poor 或 bad 其中之一搭配◆they have a poor standard of living.他们的生活水平很低。◆a bad standard of living ◆i don't think it's a bad school.我认为这所学校不错。◆i don't think it's a poor school. ■ cheap low in price and quality价廉质劣的◆the room was filled with the smell of cheap perfume.房间里弥漫着廉价香水的味道。◆the market has been flooded with cheap imports.市场里充斥着廉价进口货。 ➡ see also cheap → cheap ▸ cheaply adverb◆the leaflet had been cheaply produced and photocopied.传单制作粗糙，影印质量差。■ low below the usual or expected standard or quality低于通常（或预期）标准的；质量差的◆much of the work was of a very low standard.大部份工作做得很差。◆these measures will lead to a lower quality of life for many older people.这些措施将导致许多老年人生活品质下降。 opp high → high 1 ■ dismal /dɪzməl/ (informal) not skilful or successful; of a very low standard不熟练的；差劲的；不怎么样的◆the singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.那歌手唱了几首老歌，唱得不怎么样。◆their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.他们最近努力想提高销售量，全都白费劲。ⓘ dismal most often collocates with failure, performance, result, record and weather. * dismal 最常与 failure、performance、result、record 和 weather 搭配。▸ dismally adverb◆i tried not to laugh but failed dismally (= was completely unsuccessful).我尽量忍着不笑，但根本忍不住。■ crap (bre) (name crappy) (taboo, slang) of a very poor quality or standard劣质的；糟糕的ⓘ crap should only be used in an informal situation to sb who is your equal in age and status. if said to sb who is older or who considers themselves more important than you, it could cause very great offence. * crap 仅限于在非正式场合与年龄、地位相仿的人交谈时使用。如果在与年长者或自认为地位更高的人说话时使用该词，可能会造成很大的冒犯◆i used to be in this really crap band.我曾在这个极差劲的乐队待过。◆a crappy movie / apartment差劲的电影／公寓 ➡ see also crap → rubbish noun ▸ crap adverb◆ (bre) the team played crap yesterday.这个队昨天的表现糟透了。■ inferior /ɪnfɪəriə(r); name ɪnfɪriər/ (rather formal) not as good as sth else of the same kind较差的；次的；比不上⋯的◆the cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship.建筑物产生裂缝的原因是原料质量差、工艺水平低。◆modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.人们常认为现代音乐不如过去的音乐。 opp superior → better , superior → good 1 ■ shit (bre) (name shitty) (taboo, slang) of a very poor quality or standard劣质的；糟糕的ⓘ shit should only be used in an informal situation to sb who is your equal in age and status. if said to sb who is older or who considers themselves more important than you, it could cause very great offence. it is an even stronger and more offensive term than crap. * shit 仅限于在非正式场合与年龄、地位相仿的人交谈时使用。如果在与年长者或自认为地位更高的人说话时使用该词，会造成很大的冒犯。shit 甚至比 crap 语义更强、更无礼◆i was a shit player.我球踢得很臭。◆they're a shitty team.他们队臭极了。■ hopeless (bre, informal) of a very low quality or standard of service（服务）糟透了的，极差的◆the buses are absolutely hopeless these days.如今的公交车简直糟糕透了。■ second-rate not as good as sth else of the same kind二流的；平庸的；普通的◆why do we only produce second-rate films?为什么我们只拍出二流的电影？ opp first-rate → excellent poor (rather formal) not good or skilled at sth不擅长的；不熟练的◆such a poor swimmer would not survive in that water for long.泳技这么差的人在那种水域里活不了很久。◆she's a good teacher but a poor manager.她长于教学，却拙于管理。opp good → good 4 note 辨析 bad or poor? poor is more formal than bad and is used more in written english. bad is used more in spoken english. * poor 比 bad 正式，较多用于书面语，bad 较多用于口语。poorhaving very little money; not having enough money for basic needs贫穷的；贫困的；清贫的◆they were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.他们穷得没钱给孩子买鞋穿。◆they always treated me like a poor relation.他们一直把我当穷亲戚看待。◆we aim to help the poorest families.我们的目的是接济最贫困的家庭。◆it's among the poorer countries of the world.那是世界上较贫困的国家之一。◆ (name, rather informal) i may be dirt poor, but i have my pride.也许我很穷，但我有自尊。 opp rich , wealthy , affluent → rich ➡ see also poverty → poverty ▸ the poor noun [plural] ◆they provided food and shelter for the poor (= people who are poor).他们为贫困者提供食物和住所。poorbelow the standard or quality that is acceptable or expected质次的；差的；次的◆we discussed the party's poor performance in the election.我们讨论了该党在选举中欠佳的表现。◆she's been in poor health for some time now.她健康不佳已有些时日。◆on the whole he had a poor opinion of human nature.总的来说，他认为人性本恶。◆it was raining heavily and visibility was poor.大雨倾盆，能见度低。opp fine → good 1 ▸ poorly adverb◆the job is relatively poorly paid.相对来说，这工作报酬很低。◆our candidate fared poorly in the election (= did not get many votes).我们的候选人在选举中得票不多。poor/pɔ:(r); us pʊər ||; pυr/adj1. not having enough money to have a comfortable life 贫穷的；贫困的: ◇the family was too poor to buy new clothes. 这一家穷得连新衣服也买不起。◇richer countries could do more to help poorer countries. 比较富裕的国家可以更多地帮助比较贫穷的国家。 [opp] rich 反义词为rich 2. the poor noun [pl] people who do not have enough money to have a comfortable life 穷人；贫民 3. of low quality or in a bad condition 质劣的；情况差的: ◇paul is in very poor health. 保罗身体很差。◇the industry has a poor safety record. 这行业的安全纪录很差。 4. used when you are showing that you feel sorry for sb （用于表示对某人感到难过）可怜，不幸: ◇poor dan! he's very upset! 唐纳德真可怜！他苦恼极了！ poor1 having very little money2 having very little money at the present time3 having fewer opportunities in life because of being poor4 the people in a society who are poor5 when people have very little money6 an area where poor people live7 a poor countryrelated wordsoppositerich,see alsomoney,owe,earn,borrow,1. having very little money 只有很少的钱 poor /pʊəʳ/ [adjective] they were so poor they couldn't afford to buy shoes for their children. 他们太穷了，连孩子的鞋都买不起。 she was born in a poor district of chicago in 1925. 她于1925年出生在芝加哥一个贫穷的地区。 people who live in poor countries have a much lower life expectancy. 生活在贫困国家的人预期寿命也低得多。 these cuts will hit the poorest members of society. 这些削减措施将会影响最贫穷的社会成员。 some democrats believed they lost the election because many poor women didn't turn out to vote. 有些民主党人认为，因为许多穷苦女性没有出来投票，所以他们在选举中失利。dirt poor american extremely poor 【美】非常贫穷 her mother grew up dirt poor among migrant workers in alabama. 她母亲在亚拉巴马州流动工人间极其贫困的环境中长大。 badly off /ˌbædli ˈɒf/ [adjective not before noun] having less money than most other people 贫穷的；贫困的 she was quite badly off for a while after her husband died. 丈夫死后的一段时期里她相当穷。 we were pretty poor, but most of our friends were even worse off. 我们很穷，但我们大多数的朋友更加贫困。 no matter how badly off we were, we never went to bed hungry. 不管多么贫困，我们从没有饿着肚子上床睡觉。 needy/in need /ˈniːdi, ɪn ˈniːd/ [adjective] needy people or people who are in need do not have enough money to buy food, clothes etc, and deserve help 穷的；贫困的 the fund was established to help needy widows whose husbands had died in the war. 这项基金建立的目的是帮助那些丈夫在战争中阵亡的贫困寡妇。 more aid should be given to needy families. 应当给贫困家庭更多援助。 all profits from the concert will go to help children in need. 音乐会的利润将全部用于帮助贫困儿童。 impoverished /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃtǁ-ˈpɑː-/ [adjective] formal very poor - use this especially about people or places that were not poor in the past 【正式】贫穷的［尤指以前不穷的人或地方］ his family became so impoverished they were forced to sell the farm. 他家变得如此贫穷，以致于不得不变卖农场。 all there was in the region was dry soil and impoverished villages. 那地区只有干涸的土地和贫穷的村庄。 poverty-stricken /ˈpɒvəʳti ˌstrɪkənǁˈpɑː-/ [adjective usually before noun] written extremely poor, and suffering as a result of this 【书面】极贫穷的；赤贫的 at the moment, many poverty-stricken communities are experiencing a shortage of teachers. 眼下，许多极其贫穷的社区教师紧缺。 his photographs show vividly the lives of poverty-stricken families in the gorbals area of glasgow. 他的照片生动地表现了格拉斯哥的戈贝尔地区贫困家庭的生活。 destitute /ˈdestɪtjuːt, ˈdestətjuːtǁ-tuːt/ [adjective] especially written having no money or possessions, and often nowhere to live, especially when there seems to be no possibility of improving the situation 【尤书面】穷困的；赤贫的［尤指似乎不可能改善境况的］ in 1860 father murphy set up a home for orphans and destitute children. 1860年，墨菲神父建立了一个专门接纳孤儿和贫困儿童的收容所。 the rest of her family all died in a smallpox epidemic, leaving her destitute. 她的家人全都死于天花疫症，丢下她一个人，一贫如洗。2. having very little money at the present time 目前只有很少钱的 hard up /ˌhɑːʳd ˈʌp◂/ [adjective phrase not before noun] informal having little money at the present time and being unable to buy the things that you need 【非正式】经济拮据的 i'm a little hard up just now -- can i pay you back next week? 眼下我手头有点紧—下星期把钱还给你好吗? she was so hard up that she couldn't afford to heat her apartment. 她手头很拮据，连公寓取暖费都付不起。 broke /brəʊk/ [adjective not before noun] informal having no money at the moment 【非正式】不名一文的 we're always broke at the end of the month. 每到月底我们就一文不剩了。 lawrence was so broke he had to wear the same suit to work every day. 劳伦斯身无分文，每天只能穿同一套衣服去上班。flat broke completely broke 身无分文 he turned up at my house yesterday, flat broke and hungry. 昨天他出现在我家，身上一个子儿也没有，而且饥肠辘辘。 skint /skɪnt/ [adjective not before noun] british spoken having no money at all 【英口】没钱的；不名一文的 i'm really skint -- you couldn't lend me a few quid could you? 我身上一个子儿也没有——你借我几英镑好不好? at that time i was skint, and i would have taken any job i could get. 那时候我一贫如洗，不管什么工作我都愿意干。 be down on your luck /biː ˌdaʊn ɒn jɔːʳ ˈlʌk/ [verb phrase] informal to have had bad luck over a long period of time so that you now have very little money 【非正式】穷困潦倒 we bought the necklace from an old man who was down on his luck and in need of a penny or two. 我们从一个穷困潦倒的老头那里买了这条项链，他需要一点钱。 down-on-your-luck [adjective only before noun] in the film, williams plays a down-on-his luck salesman whose wife has left him. 影片中，威廉斯饰演一个穷困潦倒、被妻子抛弃的销售员。3. having fewer opportunities in life because of being poor 由于贫穷的缘故，生活中的机会比其他人少 disadvantaged /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd◂ǁ-ˈvæn-/ [adjective] especially written disadvantaged people or groups have less chance of being successful in life because they are poor -- used especially in social or political contexts 【尤书面】［人或群体］下层社会的；贫困的［尤用于社会或政治文章中］ the university has announced plans to increase the number of students from minority and disadvantaged groups. 该大学宣布了增加少数民族学生及贫困学生人数的计划。 quinn argued that an increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged americans. 奎因辩称，提高最低工资对最贫困的美国人会有帮助。 underprivileged /ˌʌndəʳˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd◂, ˌʌndəʳˈprɪvəlɪdʒd◂/ [adjective usually before noun] having less money and worse living conditions than other people in a society, and little chance of being successful in life 贫穷的；社会经济地位低下的；成功机会比他人少的 princess anne has done much to help underprivileged children all over the world. 安妮公主为帮助世界各地的贫困儿童做了大量工作。 deprived /dɪˈpraɪvd/ [adjective usually before noun] deprived people are very poor and are not able to find good jobs or get a good education. a deprived area is one in which people are poor and do not have many advantages ［人、地区］贫困的 most mass demonstrations of this type happen in places where people are enormously deprived. 这种大规模游行大多发生在人们极其贫穷的地方。 children growing up in deprived areas are far more likely to turn to crime and drug abuse. 在贫困地区长大的孩子犯罪和吸毒的可能性高得多。 girls from deprived backgrounds often become pregnant at an early age. 出身于贫困家庭的女孩往往很早就怀孕了。4. the people in a society who are poor 一个社会中的穷人 poor people/the poor/the needy /ˈpʊəʳ ˌpiːpəl, ðə ˈpʊəʳ, ðə ˈniːdi/ [plural noun] the people in a society who are poor 穷人 the poor always suffer worst in a recession. 经济衰退时，穷人遭到的打击总是最大。 it was fairly common in victorian times for middle-class women to work among the needy in the big industrial cities. 维多利亚时代，大工业城市中的中产阶级女性在穷人中间工作相当普遍。 finding adequate housing for the poor has been one of the city council's priorities. 向穷人提供足够的住宅是市政当局优先考虑的问题之一。 the technological revolution has failed to improve the lives of poor people in developing countries. 在发展中国家，技术革命未能改善穷人的生活。 the have-nots /ðə ˈhæv nɒts/ [plural noun] the people in society who are poor and have very few possessions compared to people who have a high income and own property, cars etc 穷人［与高收入或拥有房子、汽车等的人比较时］ the haves and have-nots society seems to be increasingly divided into the haves rich people and have-nots. 社会似乎不断分化为富人和穷人两大类。5. when people have very little money 几乎没钱时 poverty /ˈpɒvəʳtiǁˈpɑː-/ [uncountable noun] charles was shocked by the poverty he saw in india. 查尔斯为自己在印度所见的贫困现象所震惊。 poverty and unemployment are two of the biggest causes of crime 贫穷和失业是犯罪的两大起因。dire/abject/grinding etc poverty extreme poverty 赤贫 seven out of every 10 guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write. 每十个危地马拉人中有七个生活在赤贫中，半数不会读写。live/grow up/be raised etc in poverty old people should not have to live in poverty. 老年人不应生活贫困。the poverty line/level the income below which a person or family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help 贫穷线/贫穷水平 in louisiana, one person in four lives below the poverty level. 在路易斯安那，四分之一人口生活在贫穷线以下。 hard times /hɑːʳd ˈtaɪmz/ [plural noun] a period when life is difficult because you have little money - use this when you are comparing this to other, better, times 艰难时期［与好日子相比较时使用］ there were hard times during my childhood when my parents didn't have work, but generally we were happy. 我小时候父母亲有一段时间没有工作，日子过得很艰难，但总的来说我们是开心的。fall on hard times begin to experience hard times 开始经历艰难时期 many of the girls were from middle class families who had fallen on hard times. 许多女孩出身于家道中落的中产阶级家庭。 after the war my father fell on hard times and sank deeply into debt. 战争结束后我父亲经济拮据，并陷于沉重的债务之中。6. an area where poor people live 穷人居住的地区 inner city /ˌɪnəʳ ˈsɪti◂/ [countable noun] the part near the middle of a city where the buildings are in bad condition and where a lot of poor people live ［市中心附近的］旧城区，市中心贫民区 the problems of britain's inner cities 英国市中心贫民区的问题 inner-city [adjective only before noun] inner-city schools 旧城区的学校 slum /slʌm/ [countable noun] an area of a city where the houses are in very bad condition and the people are very poor and live in dirty, crowded, and unhealthy conditions 贫民窟，贫民区 maria lives with her eight children in a slum outside montevideo. 玛丽亚和八个孩子一起住在蒙得维的亚市外的贫民区。the slums i grew up in the east london slums. 我在伦敦东区的贫民窟长大。 ghetto /ˈgetəʊ/ [countable noun] a poor and crowded part of a city, where people live separately from the rest of the population, especially people of one race or from one country. inner city is now more common than ghetto ［尤指同一种族居住的］贫民区［现在inner city用得更普遍］ a novel about life in the ghettos of new york 一部关于纽约贫民区生活的小说 ottovina lived on the south side, in the italian ghetto, and barely spoke any english at all. 奥托维娜住在南区的意大利贫民区，几乎一点英语都不会说。7. a poor country 贫穷的国家 developing country/nation /dɪˌveləpɪŋ ˈkʌntri, ˈneɪʃən/ [noun phrase] a country that is not rich and does not have much industry or business activity 发展中国家 bellamy called on the united states to increase aid to developing nations. 贝拉米要求美国增加对发展中国家的援助。 leaders of developing countries from around the world met in indonesia to devise ways to improve their economies. 世界各发展中国家的首脑在印度尼西亚聚首，共同策划发展经济的大计。 third world /ˌθɜːʳd ˈwɜːʳld◂/ [adjective] a third world country or nation is poor and does not have much industry. third world is used especially in a negative sense when talking about the problems that these countries face ［国家］第三世界的［在谈论这些国家的问题时尤用作贬义］ the third world these countries in general 第三世界 most of the population in the third world is concentrated in large cities. 第三世界国家的大部分人口集中在大城市。third world country/nation sometimes i think that england is becoming a third world country. 有时我想，英格兰要变成第三世界国家了。 poor /pr; pɔː/adj 1. having very little money and not many possessions 贫穷的，穷困的:◇she comes from a poor family. 她来自贫困家庭。◇a poor country 穷国 2. the poor people who are poor 穷人:◇a charity that distributes food to the poor 分发食物给穷人的慈善机构 3. something that is poor is not as good as it should be 质量差的，不佳的:◇a poor standard of work 低劣的工作质量◇poor health 不佳的健康状况 4. [only before noun 仅用于名词前] spoken used to show that you feel sorry for someone 【口】 可怜的，不幸的:◇the poor girl gets blamed for everything that goes wrong. 事情一出错就要怪罪这可怜的姑娘。 5. not good at doing something 蹩脚的，不擅长［做某事］的:◇a poor swimmer 差劲的游泳者 ☞ poor |
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