poor /puә. pɒ:/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) having little money or few possessions
• (adj.) characterized by or indicating poverty
• (adj.) lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

Chinese translation

• a. 贫穷的, 贫乏的, 不幸的, 可怜的, 拙劣的, 卑鄙的
• [经] 低劣的, 不良的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/puә. pɒ:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 5.09 · Common

Word forms

poorer, poorest

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