This flashcard defines "poorly" as an adjective, primarily used in British English and informally, to mean ill or sick. It also notes that in American English, "sick" is used instead. As an adverb, it means not done well or inadequately.
This flashcard defines "poorly" as an adjective, primarily used in British English and informally, to mean ill or sick. It also notes that in American English, "sick" is used instead. As an adverb, it means not done well or inadequately.
adverbin a way that is not good enough 糟糕地;不如意;不足SYN
badly
◆a poorly attended meeting (= at which there are not many people)寥寥几个人参加的会议◆poorly designed设计不周的◆The job is relatively poorly paid.相对而言,这工作报酬很低。◆Our candidate fared poorlyin the election (= did not get many votes).我们的候选人在选举中得票不多。adjective[not usually before noun ]( BrE) ( informal) ill/sick 有病;不适;不舒服◆She felt poorly.她感到身体不适。poor·ly/ˈpɔːli; NAmEˈpɔːrli/
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poorly1 adverb
poorly2 adjective
poorlypoor‧ly1 /ˈpɔːli $ ˈpʊrli/ ●●○ adverb
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badly: Jana’s doing poorly in school. poorly educated workers The article was poorly written.
poorly1 adverb
poorly2 adjective
poorlypoorly2 ●●○ adjective British English informal
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ill: Matt’s wife’s been very poorly.► see thesaurus at
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贫穷地(32%),身体不舒服的(26%),贫乏地(17%),心情恶劣的(17%),不充份地(8%)
adj.身体不舒服的;心情恶劣的
adv.贫穷地;贫乏地;不充分地
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