poor relation

常見(jiàn)例句

雙語(yǔ)例句

• He spurned a poor relation from one's door.
  他把一個(gè)窮親戚從門(mén)口一腳踢開(kāi)。
• Here she was much happier, despite being the poor relation, dependent on charity.
  在這兒她生活幸福得多，盡管是由貧弱的親戚關(guān)系和依靠他們的施舍維系。
• For many years energy efficiency was the poor relation to cutting-edge clean technology initiatives like wind and solar.
  多年來(lái)，能源增效就好像風(fēng)能和太陽(yáng)能這樣的高端清潔能源的窮親戚一樣不起眼。

權(quán)威例句

• After all, she was the beloved daughter of the house and he but a poor relation.
  NPR: Somalia's Farah: Humanizing a Broken Place
• Diagnostics have long been the poor relation of higher-profile therapeutics in the health care realm.
  FORBES: Magazine Article
• Under dictatorships, police were often militarised—and were the poor relation of the armed forces.
  ECONOMIST: Crime and policing in Latin America
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