poorer

常见例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• Many poor people gathered at the gate.
  许多穷苦人聚集在门口。
• A poor man came to the house this morning, begging for food.
  今天上午有个穷人到这户人家来讨东西吃。
• If a poor man inherits a large fortune and dies a month later, one might call it one of life's ironies.
  要是一个穷人继承了一大笔财产,一个月后就死了,人们倒可以把这称为生活的嘲弄。
• The boy comes of a poor family.
  这小孩出身于贫穷人家。
• It is one of the poorest countries in the world.
  这是世界上最贫穷的国家之一。
• The farm is a very poor one.
  这个农场贫瘠得很。
• An actor who mouths his words is a poor actor.
  装腔作势背台词的演员不是好演员。
• The creature is physically feeble, with poor vision and dull senses.
  这种动物体质虚弱,视力差,感觉迟钝。
• The poor man always wants to have a really comfortable home.
  这个可怜的男人一直想拥有一个真正舒适的家。
• The poor child burst into tears when he found himself lost.
  这可怜的孩子发觉自己迷路时突然放声大哭。
• Your poor father and I have suffered very much of late.
  你可怜的父亲和我近来都受了不少苦。
• The poor old man had lost both his sons in the war.
  这位不幸的老人在战争中失去了两个儿子。
• It was wicked of you to torment the poor cat.
  你折磨那只可怜的猫真缺德。
• The poor cat was kicked downstairs by the children.
  那可怜的猫被孩子们踢下了楼。

用作表语: S+be+～

• Other things being equal,Alice would marry Jim, not Tom, but Jim is poor, and Tom is rich.
  如果其他条件都一样,艾丽丝就会嫁给吉姆而不是汤姆,但是吉姆贫穷,汤姆富有。
• The village used to be poor.
  这个村庄过去很穷。
• The light in this room is poor.
  这房间里的光线不充足。
• It's cheap, but on the other hand the quality is poor.
  它是便宜,但另一方面质量差。
• The food at this inn is very poor.
  这家旅店的饭食很糟。
• My German is rather poor, and I couldn't make myself understood.
  我的德语很蹩脚,我无法使人听懂我的话。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge.
  他贫于金钱,但富于学问。
• We were very poor in our family.
  我们的家境很贫寒。

S+be+～+to- v

• She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.
  她太穷了,无法满足家人的物质需要。
• He was too poor to buy shoes for his family.
  他穷得无法替家人买鞋子。

其他: as n.

• The rich ought to help the poor.
  富人应该帮助穷人。
• The poor were looked down upon in the old days.
  旧社会穷人受歧视。
• The poor are always with us.
  每个社会总有穷人。
• They distributed food and clothing to the poor.
  他们把食物和衣服分发给穷人。

用作形容词 (adj.)

• The poor horse looked all skin and bone.
  这匹马骨瘦如柴,看起来很可怜。
• He was too poor to buy a new coat.
  他穷得无法买新衣。
• Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.
  白葡萄汽酒算是廉价的香槟。
• Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting.
  有些人可能认为无线电广播在广播事业中稍逊一筹。
• My eyes were tired from reading in a poor light.
  因在不良的光线下阅读,我的眼睛很疲劳。

用作名词 (n.)

• Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.
  城里穷人居住区条件十分糟糕。
• She works hard for the welfare of the poor.
  她为了穷人的福利而辛勤工作。
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