poor 英[pɔ:(r)] 美[pɔ:r]

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;

[造句]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。

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。

I feel sorry for that poor child

我为那个可怜的孩子感到难过。

The flat was in a poor state of repair

公寓严重失修。

He was a poor actor

他是个蹩脚的演员。