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.- 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。
- Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.
双语例句
- Most of the corporate control transfers happen among the poor performance companies and the senior managers change before and after the transfers have no direct relation with the company performance.
发生控制权转移的大多是绩差公司，且转移前后的高管变动与企业绩效无明显相关关系。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - As coupling regions with rich natural resources, poor economy and fragile ecology, poor resource-abundant regions are focus areas which are used to study man-land relation and rural development.
能源富集贫困区作为能源富集、生态脆弱、农村贫困的复合区域，成为人地关系与农村发展研究的焦点地区。 - He spurned a poor relation from one's door.
他把一个穷亲戚从门口一脚踢开。 - 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； - A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。 - Based on the analysis of exploited conditions the poor character of water elements 'movement, the presently using situation and the relation with economic development, this article makes the conclusion that water resources is the ultimately restricted factor to Dalian city's regional sustainable development.
在分析了大连市水资源开发条件、水资源要素移动性差的特点、利用现状及其与经济发展关系的基础上，得出水资源是大连区域可持续发展终极限制因素的结论； - 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。