1 not having enough money to have a comfortable life 贫穷的；贫困的: The family was too poor to buy new clothes. 这一家穷得连新衣服也买不起。Richer countries could do more to help poorer countries. 比较富裕的国家可以更多地帮助比较贫穷的国家。 [OPP] rich 反义词为rich

2 the poor noun [pl] people who do not have enough money to have a comfortable life 穷人；贫民

3 of low quality or in a bad condition 质劣的；情况差的: Paul is in very poor health. 保罗身体很差。The industry has a poor safety record. 这行业的安全纪录很差。

4 used when you are showing that you feel sorry for sb （用于表示对某人感到难过）可怜，不幸: Poor Dan! He's very upset! 唐纳德真可怜！他苦恼极了！