LEARNit Dictionary
poor
noun
/pɔː(r)/
UK
/pʊr/
US
A1
1
A1
having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs
فقیر, تهیدست, مستمند, بیپول, نیازمند, ندار, بیچیز, بیبضاعت
see also
dirt poor
2
people who have very little money
فقرا, نادار, فقیر, بینوا, تهیدستان, بیبضاعت, نیازمندان, مستضعفان
They provided food and shelter for the poor.
see also
working poor
3
A2
deserving sympathy
مستحق دلسوزی, قابل ترحم, بیچاره, بینوا
Have you heard about
poor old
Harry? His wife's left him.
It's hungry—the poor little thing.
‘I have stacks of homework to do.’ ‘Oh,
you poor thing
.’
Some
poor soul
will have to clean the house after the party.
4
B1
not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected
ضعیف, نازل, بیکیفیت, نامرغوب
the party’s
poor performance
in the election
The food was of very
poor quality
.
She's been in
poor health
for some time now.
The cottage was in
poor
physical
condition
.
It was raining heavily and visibility was poor.
poor food/light/soil
to have a poor opinion of somebody
see also
piss-poor
5
B1
not good at something
ضعیف, ناشی
a poor swimmer
a poor judge of character
She's a good teacher but a poor manager.
a poor sailor
Many companies are poor at dealing with telephone complaints.
6
B2
having very small amounts of something
کمبهره, کم
a country poor in natural resources
soil poor in nutrients
There's very little soil here and it's poor in quality.
see also
time-poor