poor adj. 1.穷,贫穷的 (opp. rich, wealthy)。 2.(收获)少,差,不够。 3.(衣裳)破旧的,不体面的;卑劣的,(酒等)粗劣的;(演说者等)拙劣的。 4.萎靡的;不健康的;不愉快的;〔口语〕瘦;(身体)弱;(精神)差;(土地)贫瘠的。 5.不幸的 (opp. fortunate); 不利的 (opp. favourable); 已故的,亡…。 6.胆小的;可怜的;卑贱的,不足道的,无聊的。 the poor 穷苦人;贫民阶级。 urban poor 城市贫民。 a poor crop of apples 苹果歉收。 a poor three days' holiday 仅仅三天假。 a poor £1 a week 一星期仅一镑。 a poor ore 贫矿, poor soil 瘠地。 in my poor opinion 愚见以为。 照我的肤浅看法。 poor in spirit 懦弱的;卑怯的。 a poor conductor 不良(电)导体。 poor digestion 消化不良。 poor health 身体虚弱。 poor pens 劣笔。 a poor speech 拙劣的演说。 poor So-and-so 已故某某。 the poor man's side (of the river) 〔口语〕(伦敦泰晤士河)南岸。 a poor crumb [potato] 〔美国〕没趣的人。 My poor old mother used to say ... 先母常常说…。 poor fellow [thing]! 可怜虫。 poor house 贫民院,养育院。 as poor as a church mouse = aspooras Job's turkey 穷到极点;一贫如洗。 have a poor chance for 做[得]某事[物]的机会不大。 have a poor memory 记意力不好。
very adv. 1.〔用于修饰形容词、副词或分词〕很,甚,颇,极,非常。 2.〔与否定词结合〕(不)怎样,(不)大。 3.〔在形容词最高级前以加强语气〕充分,完全,真,实在,正。 a very cold day 很冷的一天。 I like it very much. 我很喜欢它。 I am not very keen on going there. 我不大想到那里去。 not of very much use 不怎么有用。 It is the very last thing I expected. 这完全出乎我意料之外。 my very own 绝对是[完全是、实在是]我自己的(东西)。 Keep it for your very own. 替你自己收下来吧。 I will do my very best. 我要尽我的力量。 in the very same place 就是在这同一个地方。 Very fine! 〔常作反语用〕好极了! Very good [well]. 好的〔表示同意、承认,但 Very well 常作反语用,如:Oh, very well! if you insist. 你要是坚持,那就这样吧!(没有办法)〕。 adj. (verier -iest ) 1.真的,实在的,真正的;十足的。 2.〔加强语气,和 the, this, that 或 my, your, his 等连用〕那个,同一个,就是那个,正是那个;甚至于,连。 3.〔修饰作名词用的 many, few, little 等〕很,非常。 a very knave 真正的恶棍。 A verier humbug would be hard to meet. 比这个更坏的骗子恐怕没有了。 The veriest coward would fight. 就是最懦弱的人也会起来反抗的。 He is the very man I saw yesterday. 他就是我昨天看见的那个人。 He is the very picture of his father. 他活像他父亲。 For very pity's sake have mercy. 千万请饶了我吧。 That's the very thing! 正是那个。 in the very act 当场(被捕等)。 His very children despise him. 连他的孩子也看不起他。 The very stones cry out. 连石头也叫起来了。 V- few believe in it. 很少人相信。 n. 维利〔姓氏〕。