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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She loathed being the child of impoverished labourers.
  她憎恨自己是贫困工人的孩子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。