poor relationBritish EnglishBrEFAIL someone or something that is not treated as well as other members of a group or is much less successful than they are 同类中较次者poor relation of Theatre musicians tend to be the poor relations of the musical profession. 剧院乐师在音乐界中往往低人一等。
poor of• In the considered opinion of many experts this poor relation of the industry will probably take 80% of the market by volume.
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