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

• This is the part of personality that is ignorant and energetically impoverished.
  这是人格上无知、能量贫瘠的的一部分。
• 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。
• A country without a financial system would be is an impoverished place.
  一个没有金融体系的国家将非常贫困。
• The shift follows nearly a decade of government incentives to develop its impoverished inland.
  政府近十年来鼓励开发其贫困的内陆地区，然后有了这种转变。
• To promote educational, social and economic development in the impoverished areas of China.
  促进中国贫穷地区的教育，社会和经济发展。
• It was in a that impoverished family of an obscure village that our great poet grew up.
  我们伟大的诗人就是在这样一个名不见经传的山村中的一贫如洗的家庭里长大的。
• It is the lament of an impoverished peasant.
  它是一个已贫穷化的农民的哀词。
• Determining how to best aid impoverished peoples in need of water for drinking and sanitation is always a challenge.
  确定怎样最好地支持需要饮用水和卫生用水的贫困人口一直是个挑战。
• The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains.
  繁荣的西部和贫穷的东部之间的差距仍然存在。
• 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。