poor relation
常見例句
- He spurned a poor relation from one's door.
他把一個(gè)窮親戚從門口一腳踢開。 - 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，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。 - 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 返回 poor relation