poor relation
英 [ˌpɔː rɪˈleɪʃn]
美 [ˌpʊr rɪˈleɪʃn]
n. 略逊一筹的事物; 不受青睐的事物
牛津词典
noun
- 略逊一筹的事物;不受青睐的事物
something that is not treated with as much respect as other similar things because it is not thought to be as good, important or successful
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (相似或从属但)相形见绌的东西
If you describe one thing as apoor relation ofanother, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.- Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
水彩画似乎仍比油画略逊一筹。
- Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
双语例句
- In terms of prestige and kudos, the League Cup is almost like the poor relation of the domestic Cup competitions.
就名气与荣誉来说,联赛杯似乎是一个在国内没有分量的杯赛。 - Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
水彩画似乎仍比油画略逊一筹。 - The air force and Navy were modernised but the army, very much the poor relation, was not.
空军和海军都已实现了现代化,陆军相形见绌却没有。 - Based on the investigation of the sports development of the outlying poor national school of compact community in Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Ningxia, proceed with relation between social characteristic and school sports development, the main matter existing in the school sports development is analysed.
在对甘肃、青海、新疆、宁夏4省(区)边远贫困民族聚居区学校体育发展进行调查的基础上,从社会特征与学校体育发展的关系入手,找出了学校体育发展中存在的主要问题。 - Based on the analysis of exploited conditions the poor character of water elements 'movement, the presently using situation and the relation with economic development, this article makes the conclusion that water resources is the ultimately restricted factor to Dalian city's regional sustainable development.
在分析了大连市水资源开发条件、水资源要素移动性差的特点、利用现状及其与经济发展关系的基础上,得出水资源是大连区域可持续发展终极限制因素的结论; - He spurned a poor relation from one's door.
他把一个穷亲戚从门口一脚踢开。 - A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。 - But Tess's pride made the part of poor relation one of particular distaste to her.
不过苔丝的自尊心使她觉得,作为一个穷亲戚去求那位老太太,她心里是非常讨厌的。 - The common ill family types are the risky family, low socioeconomic status family and poor marital relation family. And they all have ill effects to the emotion, sociality, characters of children.
常见的不良家庭类型有危险性家庭、社会经济地位低下的家庭以及婚姻状况不良的家庭,这些类型的家庭对儿童情绪、社会性、性格等都具有不良影响。 - Software has long been the poor relation of Chinese technology.
长期以来,软件一直是中国的技术软肋。