poor relation

美 [ˌpʊr rɪˈleɪʃn]英 [ˌpɔː rɪˈleɪʃn]
  • n.略逊一筹的事物;不受青睐的事物

复数: poor relations

poor relationpoor relation

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

poor relation

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  • 1
    N-COUNT (相似或从属但)相形见绌的东西
    If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.

    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。

  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。

  2. Software has long been the poor relation of Chinese technology .

    长期以来,软件一直是中国的技术软肋。

  3. 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。

  4. A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature .

    穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。

  5. 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。

  6. He spurned a poor relation from one 's door .

    他把一个穷亲戚从门口一脚踢开。

  7. For many years energy efficiency was the poor relation to cutting-edge clean technology initiatives like wind and solar .

    许多年来能源的利用率一直是制约如风能和太阳能这样的前沿清洁科技的创新。

  8. Here she was much happier , despite being the poor relation , dependent on charity .

    在这儿她生活幸福得多,尽管是由贫弱的亲戚关系和依靠他们的施舍维系。

  9. 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。

  10. Second , they rely on a system that has long been marked by a poor relation between national health and social care services .

    其次,它们所依赖的体系中,国民健康和社会保健服务之间长期以来一直关系不良。

  11. The air force and Navy were modernised but the army , very much the poor relation , was not .

    空军和海军都已实现了现代化,陆军相形见绌却没有。

  12. Antibacterial research , too long the poor relation of lifestyle drug discovery , is once again a topic of heated discussion and cutting edge research .

    长期不为人们所重视的生活方式药物的开发,如抗菌药的研究再度成为热门讨论和前沿研究的主题。

  13. In terms of prestige and kudos , the League Cup is almost like the poor relation of the domestic Cup competitions .

    就名气与荣誉来说,联赛杯似乎是一个在国内没有分量的杯赛。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. Mr Shapley is one of the key figures in co-operative game theory , which for decades looked both abstract and pointless , a poor relation to regular game theory .

    沙普利是研究合作博弈论的重要人物。数十年来,合作博弈论看上去既抽象又毫无意义,与常规博弈论之间关联甚少。

  17. The construction industry workforce must no longer be treated as the poor relation in the labour market and those in the industry must show a much greater respect and pride in its workforce .

    建造工人理应受到尊重,不应被看待为低下的劳动市场,从业员要看重自己的技能,并要为参与建造社会感到骄傲。

  18. The occurrence of behavior problems were related to their parents ' mental illness , low degree of education , heavy drinking , introvert personality , long time leaving from family , unsuitable education ways to the children and poor relation with the children .

    其行为问题的发生与父母患精神疾病,父亲文化程度低、酗酒、性格内向、很少在家居住及缺陷家庭、父母教育方式不当、亲子关系差有关。

  19. 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。

  20. 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;

  21. After analyzing of industry linkage , we found that there was a poor indirect relation between electronics & communications industry and related industries .

    通过具体的产业关联分析后发现,该产业的直接关联效果很强,但是影响力与感应度的定量分析表明,该产业在本区域的产业波及效果不强,低于全国平均水平;

  22. 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。

  23. The risk factors for depression in mid-late pregnancy were low education , unemployment , poor marital relation , lack of family support , low income , fear to pregnancy , history of low mood in pregnancy and negative life event .

    妊娠中后期抑郁发生的社会心理危险因素为:低教育水平、无业、夫妻关系差、缺乏家庭支持、低收入、对怀孕恐惧、怀孕期间情绪低落史和负性生活事件。

  24. Methods 22 cases of mandibular fracture were treated simple intermaxillary elastic traction , and other 138 case underwent internal fixation ( including 46 cases of poor maxillary occlusal relation going through intermaxillary elastic traction simultaneously ) .

    方法160例下颌骨骨折患者,22例行单纯颌间弹性牵引治疗,138例行内固定术(其中46例术后咬牙合关系恢复不良者行颌间弹性牵引治疗)。