| 单词 | poor relation |
| 释义 | poor relationSEE SYNONYMS FOR poor relation ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing considered inferior to another or othersplastic is a poor relation of real leather Words nearby poor relationpoorly, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma, poor man's orange, poor mouth, poor rate, poor relation, Poor Richard's Almanac, Poor Richard's Almanack, Poor Robin's plantain, poor-spirited, poort Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with poor relationpoor relation An inferior member of a group, as in Many regard Turkey as the poor relation in the European alliance. This expression, first recorded in 1720 for a family member in humble circumstances, began to be used figuratively in the mid-1900s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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