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

• Under the agreement, Britain will cancel hundreds of millions of pounds in debts owed to it by some of world's poorest countries.
  根据该协议，英国将免除世界上一些最不发达国家欠下的数亿英镑的债务。
• The poorest, the landless and female-headed households have been hardest hit.
  最贫困者、无土地者和女性户主的家庭则首当其冲。
• Tremendous wrongs were being perpetrated on the poorest and least privileged human beings
  对最贫穷和最没有特权的人们犯下了大量罪行。
• North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country
  北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
• 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。
• 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。
• They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations
  他们呼吁西方国家向极端贫困国家投入更多的钱。
• Second, the countries and regions where such growth would take place are the poorest areas of the world.
  其次，即将出现这一增长的那些国家和地区都是世界上最为贫穷的地区。
• We are still not doing enough to improve life for the most vulnerable and the poorest of the poor.
  在改进最脆弱群体和穷人中的最贫穷者的生活方面，我们的所作所为仍然不够。
• 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。