impoverish 详细解释

impoverish

[im'pɔvəriʃ]

vt. 使贫困, 使贫瘠, 使枯竭

vt.[H]

1. 使贫穷; 使赤贫

Her family was impoverished by a fire.

她的家庭被一场火弄得一贫如洗。

2. 耗尽(精力等); 使贫瘠

Its use impoverished the land.

使用它的结果使得土地贫瘠了。

词形变化

名词: impoverishment | 动词过去式: impoverished | 动词过去分词: impoverished | 动词现在分词: impoverishing | 动词第三人称单数: impoverishes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使贫困

ruin  bankrupt  exhaust  deplete  make poor  

同义参见:

beggar  

反义:

vt.使贫困; 使虚弱

enrich  

英英释义

动词 impoverish:

make poor

take away

同义词:deprive

补充

impoverishimpoverish英:[imˈpɔvəriʃ] 美:[ɪmˈpɑvərɪʃ]vt.1.使(某人)贫穷They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment.他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。2.使(某物)贫瘠或恶化Its use spreads disease and impoverishes the land.用了它之后, 病害蔓延, 土地贫瘠。

例句

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担。 2. a society impoverished by wartime inflation因战时通货膨胀而贫困的社会 3. plants that impoverish the soil quickly.使土壤迅速贫瘠的植物 4. a village impoverished by flood被洪灾弄得贫困的村庄 5. His health was impoverished daily.他的健康日渐削弱。 6. Continuous farming impoverishes the soil.连续耕作使土壤变得贫瘠。 7. [as adj. impoverished]impoverished peasant farmers.陷入贫困的农民们。 8. the soil was impoverished by annual burning.土壤因每年燃烧而缺乏肥力。 9. [as adj. impoverished]an impoverished and debased language.毫无活力,卑贱低下的语言。 10. The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people.独裁者敛财暴富,而使他的人民一贫如洗。 11. Poor farming practices impoverished the soil.不合理的耕作方式使土壤贫瘠。 12. the most impoverished areas [=the poorest areas] of the country这个国家最贫困的地区 13. acres of impoverished soil许多英亩的贫瘠土地 14. the impoverishment of the people/soil人们的贫困;土地的贫瘠