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

• 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。
• It is the lament of an impoverished peasant.
  它是一个已贫穷化的农民的哀词。
• 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。
• 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。
• Both had a large, impoverished rural population, few exports, and a weak currency.
  两国都拥有大量的赤贫农村人口，极少的出口量和疲软货币。
• 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。
• 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。
• The costs of health care should not drive impoverished households even deeper into poverty.
  卫生保健费用不应当使贫困家庭更深地陷入贫困。
• 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 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。