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

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