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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is the lament of an impoverished peasant.
  它是一个已贫穷化的农民的哀词。
• Objective To understand the mental health status of new impoverished undergraduates.
  目的了解新入校贫困大学生心理卫生状况。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。