NOT GOOD 不好的not as good as it could be or should be

不佳的，差的，次等的，低劣的:

The soil in this area is very poor.

这地区的土壤很贫瘠。

poor rates of pay

很低的薪酬

He blames himself for the team's poor performance .

他因球队的不佳表现而责备自己。

of poor quality (=not made well or not made of good materials)

品质差的

The jacket was of very poor quality.

这件夹克质量非常差。

poor hearing/eyesight/memory Her hearing is poor, so speak fairly loudly.

她的听力不好，所以你要说得很大声才行。

make/do a poor job of doing sth The builders did a really poor job of fixing our roof.

那些建筑工人把我们的房顶修得很糟糕。

SYMPATHY 同情 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] spoken used to show sympathy for someone because they are so unlucky, unhappy etc

可怜的; 不幸的; 令人同情的:

Poor kid, he's had a rough day.

可怜的孩子，他度过了倒霉的一天。

You poor thing , you've had a hard time of it, haven't you?

可怜的小东西，你很不好过，是不是？

Poor old Ted was sick for weeks.

可怜的老泰德病了几个星期。

NOT GOOD AT STH 不善于某事的not good at doing something

不善于…的，对…不熟练的，差的:

a poor public speaker

不善于演讲的人

[+ at ] He's poor at sports.

他不擅长体育运动。

HEALTH 健康someone whose health is poor is ill or weak for a long period of time

〔身体〕虚弱的，衰弱的:

My parents are both in rather poor health .

我父母的身体都很不好。

poor in sth lacking something that is needed

缺乏某物的:

The country is poor in natural resources.

该国自然资源匮乏。

a poor second/third etc the act of finishing a race, competition etc a long way behind the person ahead of you

〔在比赛中〕被远远抛在后面的第二名/第三名等:

McLean won easily, and Benson was a poor second.

麦克莱恩轻松获胜，本森远远落后取得第二名。

come (in) a poor second/third etc BrE : The Socialists came a poor second with 26.5% of the vote.

社会党位居第二，然而远远落后，只得了 26.5% 的选票。

the poor man's sb used to say that someone is like a very famous performer, writer etc but is not as good as they are

蹩脚的某人〔表示某人像某著名艺人、作家等，但相形见绌〕:

He was the poor man's Elvis Presley.

他是个蹩脚的猫王。

the poor man's sth used to say that something can be used for the same purpose as something else, and is much cheaper

便宜的代用品:

Herring is the poor man's salmon.

鲱鱼算是廉价的三文鱼。

poor relation BrE someone or something that is not treated as well as other members of a group or is much less successful than they are

同类中较次者:

[+ of ] Theatre musicians tend to be the poor relations of the musical profession.

剧院乐师在音乐界中往往是低人一等的。