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。
• Money and food were sent to the impoverished drought victims.
  给贫困的灾民送去了救济金和粮食。
• Currently, many clinics require patients to pay, which prevents impoverished children and their parents from seeking care.
  目前许多诊所要求患者支付费用，阻碍了贫困儿童及其家长寻求保健。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is undoubted that education is a sensitive nerve to the impoverished areas for their harmonious development.
  贫困地区要实现和谐发展，教育无疑是一根敏感的神经。