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

• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• Ethnic minorities, the disabled and women are special groups among China's impoverished rural population.
  少数民族、残疾人和妇女，是中国农村贫困人口中的特殊贫困群体。
• The question about funding the impoverished college students relates to the healthy development of higher education.
  高校贫困生资助问题关系到高等教育的健康发展。
• In 1992, the state established a special rehabilitation and poverty alleviation loan to aid the impoverished disabled.
  从1992年起，国家设立康复扶贫专项贷款，对贫困残疾人予以扶持。
• The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
  经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。
• 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。
• 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。