impoverished

英 [ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt]

美 [ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt]

adj.  赤贫的; 不名一文的; 贫乏的; 贫瘠的; 枯竭的
v.  使贫穷; 使贫瘠; 使枯竭
impoverish的过去分词和过去式

IELTS

BNC.11179 / COCA.8372

牛津词典

adj.

• 赤贫的；不名一文的
  very poor; without money
  1. impoverished peasants
     贫困的农民
  2. the impoverished areas of the city
     这个城市的贫民区
• 贫乏的；贫瘠的；枯竭的
  poor in quality, because sth is missing

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使贫困;使赤贫
  Something thatimpoverishesa person or a country makes them poor.
  1. We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.
     我们需要减轻导致经济困顿的税收负荷。
  2. ...a society impoverished by wartime inflation.
     因战时通货膨胀导致贫困的社会
• VERB 使贫瘠;使枯竭
  A person or thing thatimpoverishessomething makes it worse in quality.
  1. ...plants that impoverish the soil quickly.
     使土壤迅速贫瘠的植物

英英释义

adj

• destroyed financially
  1. the broken fortunes of the family
  Synonym:brokenwiped out(p)
• poor enough to need help from others
  Synonym:destituteindigentnecessitousneedypoverty-stricken

双语例句

• It is the lament of an impoverished peasant.
  它是一个已贫穷化的农民的哀词。
• Pakistan's impoverished Balochistan province has experienced decades of fighting from ethnic-separatist groups who oppose the central government.
  巴基斯坦穷困的俾路支省经历了民族分裂组织几十年战火的困扰。这些组织反对中央政府的领导。
• She had become the woman of impoverished households& strong and hard and rough.
  她变成了穷苦家庭里的敢做敢当的妇人，又坚强，又粗暴。
• The beginning of20th century witnessed an impoverished and enfeebled China that slumbered in dim prospects.
  20世纪初的中国，是一个贫穷落后前途一片暗淡的景象！
• These vagrant children are from impoverished families in the under-developed remote rural areas.
  这些流浪儿童来自经济欠发达的偏远农村地区的贫困家庭。
• Referring to Confucian ethical communication, we can form and consolidate harmonious interpersonal relationship of impoverished college students.
  借鉴儒家交往伦理，可以促进贫困大学生和谐人际关系的形成和巩固。
• Poverty has also been reduced as international trade has lead to economic improvements in many formerly impoverished nations.
  随着国际贸易在许多以前贫穷的国家导致了经济改善，贫困也得以减轻。
• She's going out with an impoverished young actor.
  她和一个年轻的穷演员相好。
• China's countryside impoverished question still exists, and becomes the new rural reconstruction a big barrier.
  中国农村的贫困问题依然存在，并成为新农村建设的一大障碍。
• Focus on promoting the impoverished area, women and minorities with less population literacy education.
  重点推进贫困地区、妇女和人口较少民族的扫盲教育。