poor·ly /ˈpʊrli, ˈpor-/
(ad.)貧窮地,不充分地,貧乏地(a.)身體不舒服的,心情惡劣的
Poor·ly, adv.
1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.
2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.
3. Meanly; without spirit.
Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,
That from his wars they poorly would retire. --Dryden.
4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.
Poorly off, not well off; not rich.
Poor·ly, a. Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. “Having been poorly in health.”
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poorly
adj : somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing
grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you
look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly
child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: ailing,
indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell,
under the weather]
adv : (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or
improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was
ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old
friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on
the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting
clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: ill, badly]
[ant: well]