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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Impoverished regions in China are characterized mainly by a large area and population sunk in poverty.
  贫困面积大、贫困人口多、贫困程度深是过去相当长一个时期中国贫困地区的主要特征。
• 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。
• She's going out with an impoverished young actor.
  她和一个年轻的穷演员相好。
• 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 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。