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poore
UK /pɔː/US /pɔːr/
词源
源自中古英语 'pore'，来自古法语 'povre'，最终源于拉丁语 'pauper'，意为贫穷。
adjective
❶ 指缺乏财富或资源的状态，形容某人或某物在经济上不富裕或物质条件较差。
“The poore family struggled to afford basic necessities.”
（这个贫困的家庭难以负担基本生活必需品。）
“She felt poore after losing her job.”
（失业后，她感到经济拮据。）
同义词:impoverished, needy, destitute
常见短语
poore as a church mouse — 形容极度贫困，像教堂里的老鼠一样一无所有。
“After the business failed, he was poore as a church mouse.”
（生意失败后，他一贫如洗。）