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poora. 1. little,trifling,insignificant,worthless 微小的,微不足道的,无意义的,无价值的。 △ Mac.1.6.14: “All ourservice / In every point twice done,and then donedouble,/Were poor and single business”,我们的一切效劳,即使每一点都加一倍,再翻两番,也实在微不足道。 △2H.VI.3.2.381: “But wherefore grieve I at an hour's poorloss,” i.e. grieve for one I shall miss for an hour ortwo. 但是我何必为一个小时的微不足道的损失而伤心? △H.VIII.1.1. 86: “communication of / A most poorissue”,一场收效甚微的会谈。 2. weak,feeble 软弱的,虚弱的。 △ Mac.3.2.14: “ourpoor malice”,i. e. our feeble enmity. 我们软弱无力的敌意。 3. humble 谦逊的。 △1H.IV.4.3.76:“while his bloodwas poor,” i. e. while he was still humble in spirit orhumble-minded. 当他脾气还算谦逊的时候。 4. (epithet of endearment) i. e. sweet (亲昵用语)可怜的,亲爱的。 △ 2H.IV.2.4.50 (46): “poor virtue,” i.e.sweet virtuous one. 可怜的好人儿。 Phrases: poor a thousand: a poor thousand 区区一千,仅仅一千。 △As.1.1.2:“but poor a thousand crowns,”不过区区一千银币。poor Duke’s officers,the:i.e. the Duke’s poor of-ficers △Ado.3.5. 21 (19): “but we are the poorDuke’s officers;”而我们只是小小公爵手下的官员(应为:公爵手下的小小官员)。 poor-John: dried and salted hake,a cheap and inferi-or fish eaten by poor people and servant 腌过的干鳕鱼(穷人和仆人吃的一种廉价低劣食品)。 △Rom.1.1. 35 (30):“’Tis well thou art not fish; if thou hadst ( = hadbeen),thou hadst been poor-John,”幸亏你不是鱼;如果你是,你也不过成为一块臭咸鱼。 poor Tom: catch-phrase of the Bedlam beggars“可怜的汤姆!”——贝德兰疯乞丐乞讨时的用语。 △Lr.2.3.20:‘Poor Turlygod! poor Tom!”(Edgar practises theBedlam beggar’s whine.) 可怜的疯乞丐! 可怜的汤姆!(按:爱德伽学着疯乞丐的叫声。) poor[puə]adj.贫穷的,贫困的,可怜的,乏味的,卑鄙的 ‖poor and lowly贫贱 poor and wealth population贫富分化 poor box济贫箱 poor direction方向不正 poor economic effect经济效益差 poor economic results经济效益差 poor form姿势错误 poor house贫民院 Poor Law救贫法,济贫法(1601年)poor line贫困线 poor management管理不善 poor mark不及格分数 poor move软招 poor people贫民 poor percentage shot命中率低的射门,命中率低的投篮 poor placement落点不准 poor planning and faulty operation and management经营管理不善 poor position姿势不好 poor relation微不足道的人 poor streamlined流线型不好 poor timing时间掌握不好 poorboy n.螺纹紧身运动衫 poorness n.贫穷 |