poorest

英 [ˈpʊərɪst]

美 [ˈpurɪst]

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的最高级

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

• 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。
• Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.
  前往海湾的工人来自巴基斯坦最贫穷的社会阶层。
• The poorest people of the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa deserve the very best that we can deliver.
  世界上最贫困的人民，尤其是撒哈拉以南非洲最贫困的人民应该得到我们所能提供的最好的服务。现在需要找到一条前进的道路。
• Mr Meacher quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen.
  米彻先生援引统计数据来说明最贫困人口的生活水平下降了。
• The poorest people in low-and middle-income countries are affected most.
  低收入和中等收入国家中最贫穷者受影响最大。
• The poorest of the poor, around the world, have the worst health.
  在世界各地，穷人中最穷的人具有最差的健康。
• Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay are three of South America's poorest and smallest countries.
  厄瓜多尔、玻利维亚和巴拉圭是南美洲最穷和最小的国家。
• The very poorest parents are not in work, they are living on benefit.
  正是这些极端贫困的父母没有工作，靠救济金过活。
• The hated dictator had turned his country into one of the poorest police states in Europe
  这个为人深恶痛绝的独裁者把他的国家变成了欧洲最贫穷的极权国家之一。
• I was born in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Caracas, Venezuela.
  我出生在委内瑞拉加拉加斯的一个最为贫困的街区。