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poor relation

英 [ˌpɔː rɪˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌpʊr rɪˈleɪʃn]

n.  略逊一筹的事物; 不受青睐的事物

牛津词典

    noun

    • 略逊一筹的事物;不受青睐的事物
      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

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT (相似或从属但)相形见绌的东西
        If you describe one thing as apoor relation ofanother, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
        1. Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
          水彩画似乎仍比油画略逊一筹。

      双语例句

      • It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relation.
        伟大的人物也有穷亲戚,那是令人忧郁的事实。
      • Based on the investigation of the sports development of the outlying poor national school of compact community in Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Ningxia, proceed with relation between social characteristic and school sports development, the main matter existing in the school sports development is analysed.
        在对甘肃、青海、新疆、宁夏4省(区)边远贫困民族聚居区学校体育发展进行调查的基础上,从社会特征与学校体育发展的关系入手,找出了学校体育发展中存在的主要问题。
      • This was not from any love of the subject I considered folklore a poor relation to literature but out of sheer expediency.
        这绝不是因为我热爱这个题材在我心目中,民俗是文学的一个穷亲戚而只是纯粹的权宜之计。
      • The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, a brand-new award, is a conscious attempt to sprinkle a similar kind of stardust onto engineering, which has long worried that it is seen as a bit of a poor relation to more academic science.
        伊丽莎白女王工程奖是一个全新的奖项,设立该奖是为了让工程学这门似乎被主流学术科学研究边缘化的学科也沾点星光。
      • Some people may regard radio as the poor relation of broadcasting.
        有些人可能认为无线电台广播事业中稍逊一筹。
      • He spurned a poor relation from one's door.
        他把一个穷亲戚从门口一脚踢开。
      • Combine the angle circulate from the system investigated the poor relation main factor, the legal system, the related system reform of the management and the guarantee system implement etc. exterior factor.
        并从系统运行的角度考察了贫困的关系要素,管理和保障制度实施的法制、相关体制改革等外部因素。
      • Poor social relation network causes high employment cost, limited employment trade and un-sufficient employment chance for woman relocates.
        社会关系网络青黄不接导致移民妇女就业成本高、就业行业受限及就业机会不充分;
      • The common ill family types are the risky family, low socioeconomic status family and poor marital relation family. And they all have ill effects to the emotion, sociality, characters of children.
        常见的不良家庭类型有危险性家庭、社会经济地位低下的家庭以及婚姻状况不良的家庭,这些类型的家庭对儿童情绪、社会性、性格等都具有不良影响。
      • But Tess's pride made the part of poor relation one of particular distaste to her.
        不过苔丝的自尊心使她觉得,作为一个穷亲戚去求那位老太太,她心里是非常讨厌的。