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    Very, very bad in quality. The poor piece is the “low quality” meaning, not the “no money” meaning, though those two sit near each other in English. Piss here is not about urine; it is a rude booster that makes the complaint louder and dirtier.

    Very, very bad in quality非常非常差的品質。The poor piecepoor這部分 is the "low quality" meaning是「品質差」的意思, not the "no money" meaning不是「沒有錢」的意思, though those two sit near each other in English雖然這兩個意思在英文裡很接近。Piss here在這裡的piss不是關於 is not about urine尿, it它 is a rude booster是個粗俗的加強語氣詞 that makes the complaint louder and dirtier讓抱怨聽起來更大聲、更粗魯。

    A piss-poor plan barely works. A piss-poor excuse is one nobody believes. A piss-poor film is just a bad film.

    A piss-poor planA piss-poor plan(爛透的計畫) barely works幾乎行不通。A piss-poor excuseA piss-poor excuse(爛藉口) is one nobody believes是沒有人會相信的藉口。A piss-poor filmA piss-poor film(爛片) is just a bad film就只是一部爛片。

    Adults use it when they are angry, or joking-angry, in British and American talk. You will not hear it in a textbook, a job email, or a speech to a teacher.

    Adults成年人 use it會用這個字 when they are angry, or joking-angry當他們生氣,或半開玩笑地生氣, in British and American talk在英式和美式口語裡。You will not hear it你不會聽到這個字 in a textbook, a job email, or a speech to a teacher出現在教科書、工作email,或對老師講的話裡。

    Though actually, English has a few other piss- compounds that work as boosters, but piss-poor is the one you will meet most. If you need a clean word, say terrible, really bad, or very low quality.

    Though actually不過其實, English英文 has a few other piss- compounds還有幾個其他piss-開頭的複合詞 that work as boosters也是拿來加強語氣的, but piss-poor但piss-poor is the one you will meet most是你最常會遇到的那個。If you need a clean word如果你需要一個乾淨一點的字, say terrible, really bad, or very low quality可以說terrible、really bad,或very low quality。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

    看看訂閱內容

組成piss + poor. Piss is a rude booster here; it makes “poor” mean “extremely bad,” not “with little money.”

同家族的字

  • poorthe same “low quality” meaning, with piss stuck on to make it much stronger and much ruder

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

piss-pooradj/ˌpɪspoɹ/

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    vulgarslangReflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior.

    • Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
    • The tennis squad will taking a seven-match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth-seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two words, "They stink!" He described them further: "As a matter of fact, they have been piss-poor for several years now."

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。