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

• 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 views of the richest householders converged with those of the poorest and created a new consensus.
  最富的房主和最穷的房主观点趋于一致，达成了新的共识。
• It provides shortwave radios to schools and communities in some of the poorest areas of the world.
  该组织为世界上一些最贫穷地区的学校和社区提供短波收音机。
• After a summer here the poorest sheep and cattle grow strong and fat.
  经过一个夏天，连最差的牛羊在这里也长得又肥又壮了。
• 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。
• 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 poorest and most vulnerable people were often unable to migrate, the research showed.
  研究显示，最贫困和最易受伤害的人往往无法迁移。
• This, and not the slowdown, is devastating some of the poorest countries in the world.
  正在给世界上一些最贫困的国家造成毁灭性打击的正是这个问题，而不是经济放缓。
• 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。