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
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  1. ADJ-GRADED （人）贫穷的，贫困的
    Someone who is poor has 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 poor are 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。
  2. ADJ-GRADED （国家、地区等）贫穷的，贫困的
    The people in a poor country 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
  3. ADJ 可怜的；不幸的
    You use poor to 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！
  4. ADJ-GRADED 劣质的；糟糕的
    If you describe something as poor, 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。
  5. ADJ-GRADED （数量、比率等）不理想的，不合理的
    If you describe an amount, rate, or number as poor, 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
  6. ADJ-GRADED 不熟练的；蹩脚的
    You use poor to 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。
  7. ADJ-GRADED 贫乏的；缺少的
    If something is poor in a 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
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. They say God spoke to them and told them to go on a mission to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
    他们说上帝让他们去西半球最贫困的国家传播教义。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. Mr Meacher quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen.
    米彻先生援引统计数据来说明最贫困人口的生活水平下降了。
  10. 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。
  11. The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
    叛乱分子绝大多数来自农村的最贫困阶层。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. For these poorest countries, IDA gives grants and concessionary loans.
    对这些最贫困国家，国际开发协会提供赠款和优惠贷款。
  17. I have no income and I have to pay my tuition. I am the poorest of the poor.
    我没有收入来付我的学费，我是穷人里面最穷的。
  18. I was born in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Caracas, Venezuela.
    我出生在委内瑞拉加拉加斯的一个最为贫困的街区。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. With new funds and coordinated efforts, many more women have been reached, even in the poorest districts.
    注入了新资金，工作得到了协调，已经使得更多的妇女得到了覆盖，哪怕在最贫困的地区也是这样。
  22. The poorest of the poor, around the world, have the worst health.
    在世界各地，穷人中最穷的人具有最差的健康。
  23. The lack of water is a major cause of food insecurity and poverty among the world's poorest people.
    缺水是全世界最穷的人的粮食保障问题和贫穷的一个主要原因。
  24. The disease, transmitted mainly by tsetse flies, is prevalent in37 countries among the poorest of the world.
    这一疾病主要是通过采采蝇传播，在全世界最贫困的37个国家中流行。
  25. 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。
  26. The poorest people of the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa deserve the very best that we can deliver.
    世界上最贫困的人民，尤其是撒哈拉以南非洲最贫困的人民应该得到我们所能提供的最好的服务。现在需要找到一条前进的道路。
  27. 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。
  28. With the poorest of the poor.
    和穷人中最贫穷的人在一起。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。
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