poorness

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poorness /'pornas; 'puanas; NAmE 'poirnas; 'purnas/ noun [U] the state of lacking a good quality or feature (        ) 82,  The poorness of the

land makes farming impossible, ilfef

.

poor re'lation noun something that is not treated with as much respect as other similar things because it is not thought to be as good, important or successful

pootle /‘pu:tl/ verb [V +adv./prep.] (BrE, informal) to move or travel without any hurry AlkA'l£i4#3fj ( £& ff M ) : She pootled along in her old car. ithjf |r ISAM MHaffo

pop On /pop; NAmE pa:p/ noun, verb, adj., adv.

mnoun

►                   MUSIC fV A 1 (also pop music) [U] modern popular music of the sort that has been popular since the 1950s, usually with a strong rhythm and simple tunes

A;      ft: rock, pop and soul W&fc, Efl

►                   FATHER A 2 [sing.] (informal, especially NAmE) used as a word for ‘father’, especially as a form of address ( Affl mm)&, Hi, Pop! BS,

►                   SOUND i'■ , i 3 [C] a short sharp explosive sound (

) £¥: The cork came out of the bottle with

a loud pop.

►                   DRINK t); |[ 4 [U] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic AzK Ififfil have/take a ’pop (at sb) {BrE, informal) to attack sb physically or in words TfcA, l¥i§ ( ^A ) ... a pop {informal, especially NAmE) costing a particular amount for each one if'A- We can charge $50 a pop. $£{|] RmSPHfcl* 50 fto

m verb ( pp )

►                   MAKE SOUND A i!i 1 to make a short explosive sound; to cause sth to make this sound ( f]g ) £ W r ■ M the sound of corks popping MS & Wit &

[also VN] 2 to burst, or make sth burst, with a short explosive sound ( {£ ) j§ g %L ft §   : [VN] She

SYNONYMS

poor

disadvantaged ♦ needy ♦ impoverished ♦ deprived ♦ penniless ♦ poverty-stricken ♦ hard up

These words all describe sb who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs. \li

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poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs        , ^;2^(ft,   :

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids, fM13TW&

disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society la m,       socially

disadvantaged sections of the community

needy poor        It’s a

charity that provides help for needy children. JIIIIIUI

impoverished (journalism) poor If        A

(ft: Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.

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deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life Hfj&iSflHJ',

POOR, NEEDY, IMPOVERISHED OR DEPRIVED? /ff poor, needy, impoverished EE H deprived ?

Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person,

jumped as someone popped a balloon behind her. WA& . [aisov]

►                   GO QUICKLY 31 A 3 [V +adv./prep.] {BrE, informal) to go somewhere quickly, suddenly or for a short time ( A

) A : I’ll pop over and see you this evening. Af&tWi  0 Why don’t you pop in {= visit us) for

a drink next time you’re in the area?

►                   PUT QUICKLY    4 [VN +adv./prep.] {informal, espe­

cially BrE) to put sth somewhere quickly, suddenly or for a short time (          ) $CIl: He popped his head

around the door and said hello. IBAm/sIf—If A, ATT

0 I’ll pop the books in (= deliver them) on my way home.  , Mff  0 Pop your

bag on here. fEM'&JtA&Affio

►                   APPEAR SUDDENLY 'AE ttJSfi 5 [V +adv./prep.] to suddenly

appear, especially when not expected ( ItA^t^hiB ) 3? til JJfl;      W f±i: The window opened and a dog’s

head popped out. WTTTAT,

0 An idea suddenly popped into his head, #, 'A S f!l T —AiHL 0 {computing if) The menu pops up when you click twice on the mouse. $Riir  Ao

►                   OF EARS 6 [V] if your ears pop when you are going up or down in a plane, etc., the pressure in them suddenly changes (

►                   OF EYES Bg Bfj 7 [V] if your eyes pop or pop out, they

suddenly open fully because you are surprised or excited (        f£^r ) 3fcA, BfA,   Her eyes

nearly popped out of her head when she saw them, fofc

mum,

►                   TAKE DRUGS IRf5 8 [VN] {informal) to take a lot of a drug,

regularly ( M # ) Jig l§, # pn : She’s been popping

pills for months. MAMMa^/tAA Ja

pop your 'clogs {BrE, humorous) to die ±

MA; pop the 'question {informal) to ask sb

to marry you Jp P Af® IJSIATi ,pop 'off {informal) to die AM A; —,pop sth~'on {BrE, informal) 1 to put on a piece of clothing ( A ) : I’ll just pop on a sweater and meet you outside. f£a§B AsfcA 2 to turn on a piece of electrical equipment jf B ( feft)

people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group; it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people.

*poor££Sft*ftiIfl!, wrjfmmiia,

m$CMMK0 needy

W, AfflW IffliA g a & A A: poor/needy children/ families  / MM o They were too needy to buy

shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived. * impoverished AMAIffjJtj,

deprived,,

penniless (literary) having no money; very poor #§—* ^1: He died penniless in Paris.

poverty-stricken (journalism) extremely poor

(ft.    a poverty-stricken family in 19th-

century Brooklyn * 19

hard up {informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time AjaWN'toliL / was

always hard up as a student.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                   poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/ penniless/poverty-stricken/hard up people/families

■                   poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/ poverty-stricken countries/regions/areas

■                   a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived/ poverty-stricken childhood/background

extremely/very poor/disadvantaged/needy/ impoverished/hard up