poorly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++poor·ly1 /ˈpɔːli $ ˈpʊrli/ ●●○ adverb  BADbadly 糟糕地，不好地，拙劣地，蹩脚地 Jana’s doing poorly in school. 让娜的学习成绩不好。 poorly educated workers 文化程度低的工人 The article was poorly written. 这篇文章写得很差。

Examples from the Corpus

poorly• Environmentalists, claiming that the plant is poorly constructed, have for years objected to its opening.• So if yours is looking poorly, hack it out and replace it.• a poorly lit room• Until now all that women were taught to do, from housework to carpet weaving, was devalued and poorly paid.• Compared with her predecessors Elizabeth was poorly placed to raise loans, especially during her later years.• It gets on poorly with other genres.• Port lawyers at the time drew up poorly worded contracts that do not properly protect district interests.• The article is really poorly written.poorly2 ●●○ adjective British English informal  ILLill 身体不舒服的，健康状况不佳的 Matt’s wife’s been very poorly. 马特的妻子身体一直不好。► see thesaurus at ill

Examples from the Corpus

poorly• Dad was always out, Mum was often poorly, and I had to look after the rest of the kids.• Marie's still rocking - hugging herself like some of the poorly kids at school used to.• "I'm afraid your grandmother's very poorly, " the nurse on duty said.

poor·ly1 adverbpoorly2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus badly

poorly

I

poor‧ly¹ /ˈpɔːli $ ˈpʊrli/ adverb
badly:
    Jana’s doing poorly in school.
    poorly educated workers
    The article was poorly written.

II

poorly² adjective British English informal
ill:
    Matt’s wife’s been very poorly.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ ill [not before noun] especially British English suffering from a disease or not feeling well: Her mother is seriously ill in hospital. | I woke up feeling really ill.
   ▪ sick especially American English ill: She’s been sick with the flu. | a sick child | Dan got sick on vacation.
   ▪ not very well [not before noun] ill, but not seriously ill: Sarah’s not very well – she has a throat infection.
   ▪ unwell [not before noun] formal ill: The singer had been unwell for some time. | Symptoms include fever, aching muscles, and feeling generally unwell.
   ▪ poorly [not before noun] British English spoken ill: Your grandmother’s been very poorly lately.
   ▪ in a bad way [not before noun] very ill because of a serious injury or disease: You’d better call an ambulance – she looks like she’s in a bad way.
   ▪ be off sick British English, be out sick American English to be not at work because of an illness: Two teachers were off sick yesterday.