poor
gb/pˈʊɹ/ us/pˈʊɹ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
A2
property
1
Having little or no money
Having little or no money to buy the things you need.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is poor
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'poor' meaning 'having little money' with 'poor' meaning 'bad quality'. Context is important.
คำพ้องความหมาย
impoverished (More formal and often used in reports or academic contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
wealthy (Describes someone who has a large amount of money or valuable possessions.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
poor family
|poor people
|poor country
|poor community
หัวข้อ
economy
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She grew up in a poor neighborhood on the edge of the city.
- Many poor families struggle to pay for basic necessities.
- The charity aims to help poor children get an education.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He is poor and needs help.
- Many poor people live in this area.
- She comes from a poor family.
adjective
A2
property
2
Of low quality or standard
Not good in quality, skill, or standard.
รูปแบบการใช้:
poor [quality/performance/service/etc.]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may incorrectly use 'bad' instead of 'poor' in formal writing where 'poor' is more appropriate.
คำพ้องความหมาย
substandard (Formal; emphasizes not meeting required standards.)
คำตรงข้าม
excellent (Indicates a very high quality or standard.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
poor performance
|poor service
|poor quality
|poor results
หัวข้อ
evaluation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The team's poor performance cost them the game.
- We received poor service at the restaurant.
- Poor lighting made it hard to read.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The hotel has poor service.
- He gave a poor answer to the question.
- The photo is of poor quality.
adjective
A2
property
3
Deserving sympathy or pity
Used to show you feel sorry for someone because something bad happened to them.
รูปแบบการใช้:
poor [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the financial meaning of 'poor'. It is emotional, not economic.
คำพ้องความหมาย
unfortunate (More formal; focuses on bad luck rather than sympathy.)
คำตรงข้าม
fortunate (Indicates someone who has good luck or favorable circumstances.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
poor guy
|poor thing
|poor child
หัวข้อ
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Poor John, he’s been sick all week.
- You poor thing! That must have been awful.
- Poor kids had to walk home in the rain.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Poor Anna is very tired.
- You poor boy, you look cold.
- Poor dog, it is very hungry.
adjective
B1
property
4
Lacking a desired quality or amount
Having too little of something important.
รูปแบบการใช้:
poor in [something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
deficient (More formal and technical; often used in scientific contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
rich (In this context, means containing a lot of a substance or quality.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
poor in vitamins
|poor soil
|poor memory
หัวข้อ
science
|health
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- This soil is poor in nutrients.
- She has a poor memory for names.
- The diet was poor in protein.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The land is poor in water.
- My memory is poor for faces.
- This food is poor in sugar.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
poor
IPA
GB/pˈʊɹ/
US/pˈʊɹ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
poor (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (poor)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: poor
- Comparative: poorer
- Superlative: poorest
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
poorer
adjective
poorest
adjective
Advanced or less common
วลีและสำนวน
down-and-out
1/dˈaʊn ˈænd ˈaʊt/
idiom
informal
Person with no money, job, or home
Someone who has no money and no place to live.
ตัวอย่าง
- He ended up down-and-out after losing his job.
- The shelter helps down-and-out individuals get back on their feet.
in poor taste
1/ˈɪn pˈʊɹ tˈeɪst/
fixed phrase
Socially inappropriate or offensive
Not polite or acceptable; likely to offend people.
ตัวอย่าง
- His joke about the accident was in poor taste.
- Wearing that outfit to a funeral would be in poor taste.
poor excuse for [something]
1/pˈʊɹ ɪkskjˈus fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Inadequate example of something claimed to be
Something that is not good enough to be what it is supposed to be.
ตัวอย่าง
- That was a poor excuse for an apology.
- This is a poor excuse for a meal.
poor thing
1/pˈʊɹ θˈɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Expression of sympathy or pity
A way to say you feel sorry for someone or something.
ตัวอย่าง
- Poor thing, you must be exhausted.
- That poor thing has been out in the rain all day.